Land adjacent to Overtons Way/Devlin Drive, Poringland, NR14 7WA

described on the application form as ‘Construction of 9 no. new residential dwelling units consisting of 5 no. 2 bed apartments with shared amenity and allocated parking, 1 no. 1 bed apartment with allocated parking, 2 no. 3 bed detached, 2 storey residential dwellings with private parking and garden amenity, and 1 no. 4 bed detached, 2 storey residential dwelling with private parking and garden amenity. To include 1 no. retail unit facing North towards existing retail/commercial units.’

Authority: South Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Simpson L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of European Sites.

What decided it

The refined design of the proposed development, which responds well to the site's prominent location and integrates sympathetically with surrounding character, combined with the secured mitigation for European Sites through the RAMS contribution, outweighs the minor shortfall in parking provision.

Framework references: 57, 130, 30

Plan policies cited: Joint Core Strategy Policy 2, Local Plan Policy DM1.4, Local Plan Policy DM3.8, PNDP Policy 14, PNDP Policy 21, PNDP Policy 6, PNDP Policy 7, PNDP Policy 13, PNDP Policy 19

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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