®Planning appeal decision
Manor Lodge, 40 Small Lode, Upwell, Norfolk, PE14 9BE
proposed residential development
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether safe and suitable access to the development can be secured
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Upwell Conservation Area
- whether the site is a suitable location for residential development with regard to the provision of Grade 1 agricultural land
What decided it
The inability to secure safe and suitable access to the development without substantially altering the proposal in a manner that would be unfair to advertise, combined with the failure to demonstrate that the benefits of residential development would outweigh the loss of Grade 1 agricultural land.
The limited benefits from additional dwellings and associated economic benefits were outweighed by the failure to secure safe access and the loss of Grade 1 agricultural land without demonstrated overriding community benefits.
Framework references: 56, 16
Plan policies cited: CS11, CS08, CS12, DM15, EN2
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