Planning appeal decision
Dogtales Daycare, Attleborough Road, Hingham, NR9 4NQ
Planning appeal 3269003 at Dogtales Daycare, Attleborough Road, Hingham, NR9 4NQ (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2021 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new development and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities.
change of use of the existing building used as a dog-care business to holiday accommodation
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- NR9 4NQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new development and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
What decided it
The site's poor accessibility to services and facilities and the resultant over-reliance on private motor vehicles, combined with the absence of overriding benefits, means the development conflicts with the development plan's strategy for locating new development in sustainable locations.
The limited economic benefits of the development were afforded moderate weight but did not outweigh the harm caused by poor access to services and facilities and over-reliance on the private motor vehicle.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1.3Policy DM2.12Policy DM2.9Policy DM2.10Policy 6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9
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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