®Planning appeal decision
Land North East Of Shoemaker Court, Enfield Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8AD
Planning appeal 3267092 at Land North East Of Shoemaker Court, Enfield Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8AD (Norwich City Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2021 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
extension to The Shoemakers forming new student accommodation
- Authority
- Norwich City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- NR5 8AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The overly abrupt and uncomfortable interface between the substantial four-storey western corner of the proposed building and the public open space, lacking the chamfered corner treatment and defensible planted buffer characteristic of the adjoining development, would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the area that outweighs the benefits of additional student accommodation.
The substantial benefits of 34 additional student accommodation units and socio-economic benefits did not outweigh the significant identified harm to the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy JCS2 of the adopted Joint Core Strategy for Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk (2011, as amended 2014)Policy DM3 of the Norwich Development Management Policies Local Plan (2014)Policy DM12 of the Norwich Development Management Policies Local Plan (2014)Policy DM13 of the Norwich Development Management Policies Local Plan (2014)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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