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Dismissed21 March 20233302958

Twelve Acre Farm, Moor Drove (East), Hockwold Cum Wilton, Thetford, IP26 4JU

Planning appeal 3302958 at Twelve Acre Farm, Moor Drove (East), Hockwold Cum Wilton, Thetford, IP26 4JU (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2023 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling, with particular regard to local and national policy for the delivery of housing.

proposed conversion of agricultural building to dwelling

Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dyer I
Postcode
IP26 4JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling, with particular regard to local and national policy for the delivery of housing
  • Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers

What decided it

The site's location in the countryside with no meaningful alternative to private car use for accessing services and employment, combined with inadequate outdoor amenity space for future occupiers, renders the development contrary to the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS01Policy CS02Policy DM2Policy CS06Policy CS08Policy DM15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 79Paragraph 120Paragraph 69

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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