®Planning appeal decision
Land off Burgate Lane, Poringland, NR14 7SQ
outline planning application for the erection of up to 98 residential dwellings including 5 live/work units, structural planting and landscaping and a sustainable drainage system (SuDs) with a vehicular access point from Burgate Lane. All matters reserved except means of access. This
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on hedgerows
- Whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to local policy for the provision of housing
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the landscape and the loss of an important hedgerow, combined with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy to restrict development outside settlement boundaries, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.
The positive factors of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, economic benefits and some environmental improvements were insufficient to outweigh the negative factors of significant landscape harm, hedgerow loss, and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and countryside protection policies.
Framework references: 11, 12, 15
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Greater Norfolk Partnership Joint Core Strategy, Policy DM3.8 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Plan Management Policies Document, Policy DM4.5 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Plan Management Policies Document, Policy DM4.8 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Plan Management Policies Document, Policy DM1.3 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Plan Management Policies Document, Policy DM3.2 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Plan Management Policies Document, Policy DM1.1 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Plan Management Policies Document, Policy 2 of the Poringland Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 4 of the Poringland Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 7 of the Poringland Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 8 of the Poringland Neighbourhood Plan
Judgments cited: Cornwall Council v Corbett [2020] EWC Civ 508
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.