®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Redenhall Road, Harleston , Norfolk, IP20 9HE
erection of up to 110 dwellings and formation of new vehicular access
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the scheme can be appropriately accessed from Redenhall Road
What decided it
The significant harm to the river valley landscape, the identified town gateway, and conflict with the recently adopted neighbourhood plan and emerging local plan, cumulatively outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision under the tilted balance.
The benefits of 110 dwellings including 40% affordable housing and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to the landscape and setting of Harleston, limited harm from uncertain highway details, and significant harm from conflict with the development plan including the recently adopted neighbourhood plan
Framework references: 11, 14, 56, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Joint Core Strategy, Policy DM1.1 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy DM1.3 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy DM3.1 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy DM3.8 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy DM3.11 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy DM3.15 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy DM4.5 of the South Norfolk Local Plan, Policy RWH19 of the Redenhall with Harleston Neighbourhood Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.