®Planning appeal decision
Brooke House, Brooke Gardens, Brooke, NR15 1JH
Planning appeal 3273728 at Brooke House, Brooke Gardens, Brooke, NR15 1JH (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 3 January 2023 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of Brooke House, the Brooke Conservation Area and the setting of the Historic Parkland.
an extension to Brooke House to provide an additional 26 bedroom care facility (Class C2), with associated ancillary uses, highway and landscape works
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- NR15 1JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of Brooke House, the Brooke Conservation Area and the setting of the Historic Parkland
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area and the non-designated heritage asset was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposed development, particularly given the statutory duty under section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to pay special attention to preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the conservation area.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage asset and Conservation Area, to which significant weight was attributed, was not outweighed by the totality of the public benefits including the provision of 25 additional care beds (significant weight), economic benefits (moderate weight), improved facilities and wellbeing for residents (moderate weight), modest freeing up of larger homes to the local housing market, and modest enhancement to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the Joint Core Strategy for Broadland, Norwich and South NorfolkLP Policy DM2.1LP Policy DM3.8LP Policy DM4.10LP Policy DM3.13South Norfolk Place-Making Guide design principle 3.4.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 202
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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