Planning appeal decision
Field Cottage, Bush Green, Great Ellingham, Attleborough, NR17 1AG
Planning appeal 3295635 at Field Cottage, Bush Green, Great Ellingham, Attleborough, NR17 1AG (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is sustainably located in terms of access to facilities and its relationship to existing built development, having regard to the locational strategy of the development plan.
new residential dwelling & cart-lodge/workshop
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- NR17 1AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is sustainably located in terms of access to facilities and its relationship to existing built development, having regard to the locational strategy of the development plan
What decided it
The site's location away from any defined settlement boundary and lack of sustainable transport options other than private car use makes it unsuitable for residential development under the development plan's locational strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN 01Policy GEN 03Policy HOU 03Policy HOU 05
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 104
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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