Planning appeal decision
Three Owls Farm, Saxlingham Road, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7PD
Planning appeal 3297791 at Three Owls Farm, Saxlingham Road, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7PD (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Glaven Valley Conservation Area (CA).
installation of outdoor swimming pool with associated ground works
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- NR25 7PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Glaven Valley Conservation Area (CA)
What decided it
The potential cumulative impact of two swimming pools on the same site would create a significant urbanising effect on the AONB, conflicting with the duty to conserve landscape and scenic beauty under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and Policy EN 1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN 1Policy EN 8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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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