®Planning appeal decision
Granary Barn, Wortwell Hall Farm Barns, Low Lane, Wortwell, Norfolk, IP20 0EL
conversion of barn to residential use
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cullen F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve i) the special interest of the Grade II listed building known as Granary Barn, and ii) the settings of the adjacent Grade II listed buildings
- Whether the proposal would constitute the conversion of an existing building, having regard to local policy
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the local spatial strategy and flood risk
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the special interest of the listed building and the settings of adjacent listed buildings that could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits, and the site was unsuitable for a new dwelling in a functional floodplain.
The limited economic and social benefits of construction and housing delivery were insufficient to outweigh the substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets and the unsuitability of the location in a functional floodplain.
Framework references: 11, 126, 128, 162, 163, 164, 165, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4.10, Policy DM2.10, Policy DM1.3, Policy 17
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.