®Planning appeal decision
Land East Of Gooseberry Hill Land To Immediate East Of Recreation Ground, Swanto, Swanton Morley, NR20 4NZ
Planning appeal 3274980 at Land East Of Gooseberry Hill Land To Immediate East Of Recreation Ground, Swanto, Swanton Morley, NR20 4NZ (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy.
erection of single-storey detached dwelling together with associated detached single-storey garage/workshop, solar panels and landscaping
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- NR20 4NZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary combined with the Council's positive housing land supply position (392 dwellings against a target of 184) meant development should be resisted under Policy HOU 03, and the potential self-build and sustainability benefits could not outweigh this very significant harm.
The potential benefits of a self-build dwelling and sustainable design features, even if fully secured, would not outweigh the very significant harm of locating development outside the settlement boundary in an area with a positive housing land supply position
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN 03Policy HOU 02Policy HOU 03Policy ENV10Policy ENV 02Policy 1 of the Swanton Morley Neighbourhood Plan 2016–2036
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 134
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Breckland Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Dismissed22 October 20266007693Fallowfield, Northacre, Caston, NR17 1DG
- Allowed16 October 20266007250Land To The West Of Daffodil Drive, Norwich Road, Besthorpe, Norwich, NR17 2LA
- Dismissed14 October 20266011427Land at Clay Hall Lane, Blo' Norton, IP22 2HZ
- Dismissed3 August 20266006889Willow Farm,, Elsing Road, North Tuddenham, NR20 3DS
- Dismissed3 August 20266006886Willow Farm,, Elsing Road, North Tuddenham, NR20 3DS
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.