®Planning appeal decision
The Old Waggon And Horses, Chapel Street, Shipdham, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7LB
demolition of old public house and retail and erection of 7 affordable dwellings, access and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be acceptable having regard to the requirements of local and national policy relating to community facilities
What decided it
The failure to satisfactorily demonstrate that the loss of community facilities would be justified, resulting in unacceptable conflict with Policy COM 04 and the development plan, which was not outweighed by other considerations given the Council's positive five-year housing land supply position.
The conflict with the development plan amounts to very significant harm and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this conflict, particularly given the Council's positive housing land supply position.
Framework references: 93, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy EC 05 (Town Centre and Retail Strategy), Policy COM 04 (Community Facilities), Policy HOU 07 (Affordable Housing)
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.