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Dismissed5 October 20213270171

Saham Tythe Barn, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, IP25 7HQ

Planning appeal 3270171 at Saham Tythe Barn, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, IP25 7HQ (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2021 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities.

residential development

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Thompson P
Postcode
IP25 7HQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings

What decided it

The proposal's location approximately 220 metres from the settlement boundary, which fails to meet the 'immediately adjacent' requirement of Policy HOU04 and Policy 2C, is contrary to the spatial strategy of the development plan and this conflict outweighs the claimed benefits.

The significant weight afforded to the conflict with development plan policies on location outweighed the moderate weight of housing delivery, considerable weight of affordable housing provision, and limited weight of self-build and economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU04Policy 2CPolicy GEN 05Policy HOU 14Policy TR 01Policy GEN03Policy HOU02Policy COM 01Policy GEN 02Policy ENV 05Policy HOU07Policy ENV04
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 75Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 62

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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