Holey Oak, Honingham Road, Weston Longville, NR9 5LA

Planning appeal 3297989 at Holey Oak, Honingham Road, Weston Longville, NR9 5LA (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the corrected breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission the use of the land for residential purposes

Authority: Broadland District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: NR9 5LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the corrected breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area
whether the appeal site is sustainably located
the effect of the development on the integrity of the River Wensum Special Area for Conservation

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the rural area, combined with the unsustainable location and the unresolved risk to the integrity of the River Wensum SAC, outweighed the other considerations in favour of the appellants.

The significant harm to character and appearance, the unsustainable location, and the unresolved risk to the SAC significantly outweighed the limited social and economic benefits and the appellants' personal circumstances, so neither permanent nor temporary planning permission was justified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy GC4Policy GC2Policy GC1Policy H6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 105Paragraph 182Paragraph 80

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