Land North of 3 Bramble Drive, Hockering, NR20 3SP

Construction of 1 new ground-breaking contemporary designed home for life, Near-zero carbon, Near-zero energy dwelling

Authority: Breckland Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Russell M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the development, having regard to the development plan and national policy including the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The site is not a suitable or sustainable location and would result in moderate harm to character and appearance, which substantially outweighs the modest benefits of a single dwelling.

the locational harm and harm to character and appearance, afforded substantial weight, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery and construction, even assuming a worst-case scenario for housing land supply

Framework references: 80, 134

Plan policies cited: Policy GEN 03, Policy HOU 02, Policy HOU 03, Policy HOU 05, Policy GEN 02, Policy GEN 05, Policy ENV 05, Policy ENV 02, Policy COM 01

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

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