Land at Wilks Place, 34 The Drove, Barroway Drove, Norfolk, PE38 0AJ

Planning appeal 3301921 at Land at Wilks Place, 34 The Drove, Barroway Drove, Norfolk, PE38 0AJ (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 22 November 2023 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need to accommodate a rural worker on the site and the financial viability of the appellant's business.

failure to comply with condition imposed on a planning permission ref 18/01957/F granted on 1 August 2019

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Brownless E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential need to accommodate a rural worker on the site and the financial viability of the appellant's business
whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy which seeks to steer development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential functional need for on-site residential occupation of the rural enterprise and the site's location in a high flood risk area where occupiers would face serious danger, with limited economic benefits insufficient to outweigh these substantial conflicts with the development plan and Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS Policy CS02Policy DM3Policy DM6CS Policies CS01CS Policy CS08SADMPP Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 83Paragraph 79Paragraph 159Paragraph 162

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