Land at Mill Road, Briston, Norfolk, NR24 2JD

Change of land for the siting of caravans for residential use

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Thompson P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan, and its accessibility to local services and facilities
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, including the rural setting and landscape characteristics of the village and the surrounding countryside

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, combined with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, outweighed the housing and other benefits.

The significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the spatial strategy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, including the contribution to housing land supply, so the tilted balance did not favour the grant of permission.

Framework references: 79, 105, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy EN2, Policy EN4

Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v (1) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2) Greyread Limited (3) Granville Developments Limited [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)

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