®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Ormesby Lane, Filby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3HX
the erection of 6no. dwellings (Outline application with all matters reserved except for access)
- Authority
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Norman R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be in a suitable location for new housing
- The effect of the development on the provision of Grade 1 Agricultural Land
- The effects of the development on highway safety with particular reference to pedestrian access
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on three independent grounds—unsuitable location outside the settlement boundary, unjustified loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, and adverse highway safety impacts—and even if a five-year housing land supply shortfall existed, the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits.
The modest contribution to housing land supply was outweighed by the adverse impacts of unsuitable location, loss of agricultural land without justification, and highway safety concerns; the development plan policies were not rendered out of date and carried considerable weight.
Framework references: 174
Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS3, Policy CS6, Policy CS12, Policy CS16, Saved Policy HOU10
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.