®Planning appeal decision
Hollyoaks, London Road, Suton, Norfolk, NR18 9SN
Planning appeal 3250478 at Hollyoaks, London Road, Suton, Norfolk, NR18 9SN (South Norfolk District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is a 5 year supply of sites and if so whether there are any alternative sites for the appellants.
change of use of the land to allow formation of 8 No plots each with mobile home, day room, hard standing for touring caravan and stable building
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is a 5 year supply of sites and if so whether there are any alternative sites for the appellants
- where the site is located in relationship to nearby settlements or communities and how it would impact on them
- whether it has an impact on the character of the local area and any local heritage assets
- the personal circumstances of the appellants
What decided it
The significant harm to the rural landscape character and the considerable harm to the setting of nearby non-designated heritage assets, combined with the disproportionate domination of the sparsely populated settled community, outweighed the lack of an alternative site and the personal circumstances of the appellants.
The harm to landscape character, the setting of non-designated heritage assets and the domination of the settled community outweighed the lack of a reliable 5-year supply of gypsy sites, the absence of alternative accommodation, and the personal circumstances of the appellants including the best interests of the children.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM 1.4DM 3.10DM 4.5DM 3.3DM 4.10
- Judgments
- Murfitt v SSE & East Cambridgeshire CC [1980] JPL 598; Kestrel Hydro v SSCLG & Spelthorne BC [2015] EWHC 1654 (Admin), [2016] EWCA Civ 784; Mr Patrick Egan v Basildon BC [2011] EWHC 2416 (QB)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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