Planning appeal decision
Rede Farmhouse Grove Road, Banham, Norwich, NR16 2HG
Planning appeal 3296710 at Rede Farmhouse Grove Road, Banham, Norwich, NR16 2HG (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be appropriately located, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.
seven market dwellings on garden land
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- NR16 2HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be appropriately located, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- The effects of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of the adjoining properties, with particular regard to noise, light and disturbance arising from the proposed access
- Resident's accessibility to services and facilities, having regard to sustainable transport measures
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy by locating housing outside the settlement boundary where it fails to meet all criteria of Policy HOU3, and would cause substantial harm to the living conditions of adjoining occupants through noise and light disturbance from the proposed access.
The moderate weight of benefits including housing delivery, economic benefits and biodiversity did not outweigh the substantial and long-lasting harm to living conditions and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN03Policy GEN05Policy HOU3Policy COM03Policy GEN02Policy ENV05Policy COM01Policy TR01Policy GEN01
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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