®Planning appeal decision
The Old Bridge Hotel site, Bridge Road, Potter Heigham, Norfolk, NR29 5JQ
the development of 8 1-bedroom and 4 2-bedroom flats at high level for holiday use (above flood level) with a restaurant and covered carpark at ground level
- Authority
- Broads
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would result in an increased flood risk to people and property either here or elsewhere
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether it would harm the significance of Potter Heigham Bridge (the bridge) as a designated heritage asset
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate it passed the flood risk sequential test (and, in the alternative, the exceptions test), given its location in Flood Zone 3b once climate change was accounted for.
The scheme's economic and environmental benefits (increased employment, tourism, tidying the site) did not outweigh the increased flood risk and landscape harm, and so did not justify a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy POT1, Policy POT1x3, Policy DM5, Policy DM16, Policy DM43, Policy DM11
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.