®Planning appeal decision
Wardley Hill Campsite, Wardley Hill Road, Kirby Cane, NR35 2PQ
Planning appeal 3260962 at Wardley Hill Campsite, Wardley Hill Road, Kirby Cane, NR35 2PQ (South Norfolk District Council) was allowed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: if, having regard to the development plan, there is a functional need for one or more full-time workers to be readily available at all times for the enterprise and if this need could be met by another dwelling in the area that is available and suitable.
Erection of Managers workplace and Family Ecological Dwelling with associated car parking and extension of campsite total area to South boundary
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- NR35 2PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- if, having regard to the development plan, there is a functional need for one or more full-time workers to be readily available at all times for the enterprise and if this need could be met by another dwelling in the area that is available and suitable
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding rural landscape
What decided it
The functional need for on-site residential accommodation to manage multiple safety risks (fire, crime, flooding, visitor welfare) could not be met by alternative dwellings available and affordable to the appellants within the locality.
The benefits of providing necessary on-site residential accommodation to ensure safe operation of the campsite and protect visitor welfare outweighed any concerns about introducing residential use in a rural location, as the development accorded with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2.11Policy DM3.8Policy DM4.5Policy 1 of the Joint Core Strategy for Broadland, Norwich, and South NorfolkPolicy DM3.10 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Management Policies Document
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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