Planning appeal decision
Land at Mill Road, Briston, Norfolk, NR24 2JD
Planning appeal 3256225 at Land at Mill Road, Briston, Norfolk, NR24 2JD (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- NR24 2JD
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy EN2Policy EN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 174
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v (1) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2) Greyread Limited (3) Granville Developments Limited [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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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