Hurricane Corner, Church Road, LOWER BODHAM, NR25 6RN

erection of one self-build dwelling

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Spencer D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a sustainable location for residential development

What decided it

The appeal site's isolation from any settlement and the resulting unsustainability for residential development, which would conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy to focus housing in settlements, could not be overcome by the modest benefits even under the tilted balance.

The modest cumulative benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant social and environmental harms arising from an isolated dwelling in the countryside contrary to the development plan and national planning policy

Framework references: 11, 79, 80, 105, 152, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy SS4

Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v. SSCLG, Greyread Ltd, Granville Developments [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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