®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed9 March 20233299853
Site adjacent to the Former Dolphin House, Old Market Street, Thetford, IP24 2EQ
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- White P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the external materials proposed, considering the settings of the Thetford Conservation Area and the Grade II Listed Building, the former Dolphin Public House
- The setting of the Thetford Castle scheduled monument, with particular regard to its visibility from Old Market Street
- The living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed development, and the conversion of the former Dolphin Public House buildings, with particular regard to the suitability and extent of private amenity space
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to multiple heritage assets (Conservation Area, Listed Building setting, and Scheduled Monument setting) combined with inadequate private amenity space for future occupiers outweighed the limited public benefits of two additional housing units.
Framework references: 189, 197, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: COM01, ENV07, GEN02, COM3
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.