Planning appeal decision
Ivy House Farm, Weston Green Road, Weston Longville, Norfolk, NR9 5LB
Planning appeal 3293987 at Ivy House Farm, Weston Green Road, Weston Longville, Norfolk, NR9 5LB (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2023 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to the location of development strategy for Broadland, access to services and facilities and highway safety.
Proposed Near-zero Carbon / Near-zero Energy House
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- NR9 5LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to the location of development strategy for Broadland, access to services and facilities and highway safety
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating development outside settlement limits in an unsustainable location, and would harm the rural character of the area, with the limited housing benefit insufficient to outweigh these harms even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of locating a single dwelling in an unsustainable location outside settlements and harming rural character significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefit, such that the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DMDPD Policy GC2JCS Policy 17DMDPD Policy GC1DMDPD Policy GC4JCS Policy 1DMDPD Policy H1DMDPD Policy EN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 79Paragraph 11Paragraph 7Paragraph 8
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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