Planning appeal decision
Land at , Brandon Road, Weeting, IP27 0PT
Planning appeal 3265479 at Land at , Brandon Road, Weeting, IP27 0PT (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 1 June 2021 by Inspector Davies G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be consistent with spatial policies in the development plan relating to the location of new development.
for a crematorium including memorial gardens, car parking, a new vehicle access onto Peppers High Hill and ancillary works
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- IP27 0PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be consistent with spatial policies in the development plan relating to the location of new development
- whether there is a need for the development in the proposed location
- the effect on landscape
What decided it
the significant harm to the landscape and intrinsic character of the countryside outweighed the limited need and modest benefits of the proposed crematorium
the limited benefits of the crematorium (economic, community and biodiversity) did not outweigh the significant harm to the landscape, so the balance tipped against the development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN05Policy EC04Policy ENV05Policy GEN02Policy COM01Policy COM04
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 92Paragraph 196
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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