Planning appeal decision
Land East of Brograve Mill, Coast Road, Waxham, Norfolk, NR12 0EB
Planning appeal 3269284 at Land East of Brograve Mill, Coast Road, Waxham, Norfolk, NR12 0EB (Broads) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 January 2023 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the landscape character of the area.
the excavation of a scrape without planning permission
- Authority
- Broads
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dyer S
- Postcode
- NR12 0EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the landscape character of the area
What decided it
The scrape is an alien, engineered feature with straight edges and bunds that is fundamentally incompatible with and causes significant harm to the intrinsic character of the Broads landscape, contrary to development plan policy and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy DM16
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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