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Dismissed1 September 20223281548

54 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ

Planning appeal 3281548 at 54 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ (Great Yarmouth Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2022 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

subdivision of the existing curtilage to allow the erection of one detached chalet bungalow and garage

Authority
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Palmer N
Postcode
NR29 3AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect on the living conditions of adjacent occupants from increased use of the private drive
  • the effect on trees and biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing visually intrusive piecemeal residential development in the open countryside that departs from the predominant linear pattern of frontage development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2Policy H5Policy GSP1Policy A2Policy CS9(a)Policy CS9(f)Policy A1Policy CS11(g)

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