®Planning appeal decision
25 High Street, Heacham, Norfolk, PE31 7EP
Planning appeal 3273224 at 25 High Street, Heacham, Norfolk, PE31 7EP (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2021 by Inspector Spencer D, 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.
shop unit with 1 bedroom flat above
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Spencer D
- Postcode
- PE31 7EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of No.25 High Street with regard to the provision and quality of private amenity space and those of the future occupants of the proposed flat with regard to quality of accommodation and provision of private amenity space
What decided it
The identified harms to character and appearance and to living conditions of both existing and future occupants were not outweighed by the benefits of retail provision and additional housing, particularly given the Inspector's significant weight on good design and high standards of amenity as key aspects of sustainable development.
The benefits of the appeal proposal in terms of retail provision to support economic vitality and an additional residential unit were outweighed by the significant harms to character and appearance and to living conditions of existing and future occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS08 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2011Policy DM15 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
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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