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Dismissed6 December 20213263368

Allotment Gardens , Vicarage Lane, Marham , Kings Lynn , Norfolk , PE33 9HY

Planning appeal 3263368 at Allotment Gardens , Vicarage Lane, Marham , Kings Lynn , Norfolk , PE33 9HY (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2021 by Inspector Tudhope S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be in a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to the development strategy for the area and its effect on character and appearance.

one family home

Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Tudhope S
Postcode
PE33 9HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would be in a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to the development strategy for the area and its effect on character and appearance
  • the risk of land contamination

What decided it

The site's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, combined with the unacceptable harm to character and appearance from ad hoc backland development and insufficient evidence regarding contamination risk, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to indicate otherwise.

The limited benefits of a single dwelling and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development strategy for rural areas.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS06Policy CS08Policy DM2Policy DM15Policy G56.1Policy LP31
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 120Paragraph 64Paragraph 65Paragraph 130Paragraph 80Paragraph 82Paragraph 84Paragraph 85

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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