123 Brandon Road, Watton, IP25 6LN

outline application for 8 dwellings

Authority: Breckland Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dyer I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to odour and noise
The effect of the proposal on biodiversity of the site and the surrounding area
The effect of the proposed development on Breckland Special Protection Area, a European Designated Site

What decided it

The proposal would not provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to odour and noise from the adjacent employment use, and would result in unresolved harm to protected species, with these significant harms outweighing the limited housing and economic benefits.

The limited benefits of providing eight dwellings on a brownfield site and minor economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions of future occupiers and biodiversity of the site and surrounding area.

Framework references: 187

Plan policies cited: Policy GEN03, Policy COM3, Policy ENV02

Judgments cited: Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on Appropriate Assessment

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