Planning appeal decision
Glenview, The Common, Shotesham, NR15 1YD
Planning appeal 3301350 at Glenview, The Common, Shotesham, NR15 1YD (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 20 April 2023 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
change of use for outbuilding to office (Class E)
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- NR15 1YD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for employment development
What decided it
The proposal would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety due to substandard visibility splays at the existing access combined with intensified traffic movements, and the site is not a suitable location for employment development in the countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM3.11Policy DM1.3Policy DM2.1Policy DM3.10Policy 1 of the Joint Core Strategy for Broadland, Norwich and South Norfolk
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
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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