Plot next to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, The Street, Swafield, NR28 0RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the site is a suitable location for development with regard to the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities
• the living conditions for future occupiers of the property with regard to noise and disturbance
• whether the proposal would comply with local and national policies to ensure that development is located away from areas at the highest risk of flooding and would be safe from the effects of flooding
• whether the development would have an acceptable effect on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy directing housing to the most sustainable settlements, and the adverse impacts of unsuitable location, inadequate living conditions evidence, unassessed flood risk, and highway safety concerns significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited social and economic benefits of a single dwelling.

The adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan spatial strategy, inadequate living conditions evidence, unassessed flood risk, and highway safety concerns significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited social and economic benefits of delivering a single dwelling, such that the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.