Land at Barons Meadow, Barons Hall Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8HB

Planning appeal 3276085 at Land at Barons Meadow, Barons Hall Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8HB (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2022 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.

Outline planning application for the erection of two detached dwellings

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Russell M
Postcode: NR21 8HB

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 development would conflict with the spatial strategy for the area by locating market housing in the countryside outside the settlement boundary, and the Council's demonstrated 5-year housing land supply means there is no urgent need to justify such a departure from the development plan.

The limited positive contributions from housing delivery, reuse of previously developed land, and removal of commercial activity were outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy and the absence of an urgent housing need, with the spatial strategy conflict afforded great weight.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1 (Spatial Strategy for North Norfolk)Policy SS2 (Development in the Countryside)Policy SD1 (Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development)Policy SD3 (Settlement Hierarchy)

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