®Planning appeal decision
Woodfield House, Herne Lane, Beeston, PE32 2NE
a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brownless E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the settlement strategy of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
What decided it
The appeal site's location outside the settlement boundary, poor accessibility to services and facilities, and the absence of adequate ecological surveys to demonstrate no harm to protected species rendered the proposal contrary to the development plan, which was up-to-date and to which full weight was attached.
The limited benefits of one additional dwelling and economic benefits from construction and spending were insufficient to outweigh the conflict with the up-to-date development plan policies on settlement strategy and biodiversity protection.
Plan policies cited: Policy GEN05, Policy HOU04, Policy GEN01, Policy GEN03, Policy HOU02, Policy ENV02
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.