Planning appeal decision
Beerlicks Loke, The Street, Surlingham, Norwich, NR14 7AJ
Planning appeal 3297326 at Beerlicks Loke, The Street, Surlingham, Norwich, NR14 7AJ (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2023 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
described as, ‘outline planning application for demolition of existing buildings and erection of three dwellings with associated access
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- NR14 7AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development strategy for the location of housing
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area through departure from the linear settlement pattern and would increase flood risk without demonstrating it would be safe for its lifetime, and these harms were not outweighed by the limited benefits claimed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the Joint Core Strategy for Broadland, Norwich and South NorfolkPolicy DM 1.4 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Management Policies DocumentDMP Policy DM 4.2JCS Policy 1DMP Policy DM1.3Policy 1.1DMP Policies DM1.1 and DM1.3
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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