Planning appeal decision
Land Of Gateley Road, Brisley
Planning appeal 3286881 at Land Of Gateley Road, Brisley (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new development.
First Homes application. 4, two bedroom semi-detached properties. 3, 3 bedroom bungalows to be sold or rented under the new First Homes regulations
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new development
- Effects on the character and appearance of the area
- Effects on highway safety
- Effects on ecology
What decided it
The proposal fails to comply with the development plan's spatial strategy and affordable housing exception policy, and causes unacceptable harm to highway safety, character and appearance, and ecology that cannot be mitigated through conditions or reserved matters.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN05Policy HOU14Policy GEN01Policy COM01Policy TR01Policy TR02Policy ENV02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 72Paragraph 111Paragraph 174
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
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