®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Copperfield, Watering Pit Lane, Tunstead, Norfolk, NR12 8EN
Planning appeal 3291709 at Land Opposite Copperfield, Watering Pit Lane, Tunstead, Norfolk, NR12 8EN (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan, and its accessibility to local services and facilities.
a Self-Build single dwelling with detached garage. Associated landscaping. Extinguishing a dead-end footpath
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- NR12 8EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan, and its accessibility to local services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the benefits of the scheme
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance and highway safety, combined with unsuitability of location under the spatial strategy, outweighs the benefits of housing supply and self-build provision even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The adverse impacts of harm to location and accessibility (moderate weight), character and appearance (considerable weight), and highway safety (considerable weight) significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, sustainability performance, and environmental gains (moderate and limited weight), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy EN2Policy EN4Policy CT5Policy EN6Policy ENV9Policy ENV1Policy ENV12Policy H07Policy S8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 62Paragraph 80Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 11
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.
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