Planning appeal decision
127 Reepham Road, Norwich, NR6 5LY
Planning appeal 3273398 at 127 Reepham Road, Norwich, NR6 5LY (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Graham A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals upon the character and appearance of the area.
Change of use to bed and breakfast (use class C1), rear extensions and extensions to roof to facilitate rooms in roof
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Graham A
- Postcode
- NR6 5LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposals upon the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties residents, particularly those living on Pinewood Close and Reepham Road, with particular regard to privacy, noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposals upon highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause significantly harmful impacts upon character and appearance through the large rear gable, upon neighbours' living conditions through loss of privacy and noise disturbance from the bed and breakfast use, and upon highway safety through inadequate parking and manoeuvrability.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GC4 of the Development Management DPD 2015Policy 2 of the Joint Core Strategy 2011Policy TS3 of the Development Management DPD 2015Policy TS4 of the Development Management DPD 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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