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Allowed4 June 20213255135

Land East of Oak Dene, Green Lane, Horsford, NR10 3ED

Planning appeal 3255135 at Land East of Oak Dene, Green Lane, Horsford, NR10 3ED (Broadland District Council) was allowed on 4 June 2021 by Inspector Brownless E, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to policies for the location of new housing and its accessibility to services and facilities.

Erection of x6 No. Bungalows with associated garages, parking and gardens

Authority
Broadland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Brownless E
Postcode
NR10 3ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to policies for the location of new housing and its accessibility to services and facilities
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside and surrounding area

What decided it

The considerable benefits of the scheme, particularly housing delivery meeting an identified local need for bungalows, outweighed the minor harm arising from conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy.

the benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, meeting local need for bungalows, economic, biodiversity and highway benefits) were considerable material considerations that outweighed the minor harm from conflict with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GC2 of the DMDPDPolicy 1 of the JCSPolicy GC1 of the DMDPDPolicy HBE2 of the HNPPolicy GC4 of the DMDPDPolicy 2 of the JSCPolicy HBE3 of the HNPPolicy EN3 of the DMDPDPolicy RL1 of the DMDPD
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 103Paragraph 11Paragraph 56

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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