Western Farm, Plantation Road, Aslacton, NR15 2ER

Planning appeal 3292865 at Western Farm, Plantation Road, Aslacton, NR15 2ER (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2023 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for rural workers to live permanently at their place of work.

provision of 10 tied caravans to provide workers accommodation ancillary to specialist poultry transport depot

Authority: South Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Major dwellings
Inspector: Pannell G
Postcode: NR15 2ER

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential need for rural workers to live permanently at their place of work
whether the site represents an appropriate location having regard to the council's spatial strategy; and access to services and facilities on foot

What decided it

The likely significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Broads Special Area of Conservation from nutrient impacts, for which no agreed mitigation strategy was in place, provided a clear reason for refusal that outweighed the identified benefits.

the moderate economic, limited social and modest housing-supply benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate adverse environmental/social effects of the location and the significant harm to the integrity of the Broads SAC, so the tilted balance was not engaged and the balance tipped against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM1.3Policy DM2.11Policy DM 3.10Policy 4Policy DM3.2Policy 18Policies 1 and 6 of the JCS
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 110Paragraph 112Paragraph 130Paragraph 180

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