®Planning appeal decision
Land opposite Copperfield, Watering Pit Lane, Tunstead, Norfolk, NR12 8EN
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
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.
Framework references: 79, 105, 62, 80, 134, 174, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy EN2, Policy EN4, Policy CT5, Policy EN6, Policy ENV9, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV12, Policy H07, Policy S8
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.