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Dismissed11 July 20243304267

Long Acres Holiday Park, South Beach Road, Heacham, PE31 7BA

Planning appeal 3304267 at Long Acres Holiday Park, South Beach Road, Heacham, PE31 7BA (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on protected species.

change of use of land to site 25 caravans in an extension of the park to the north east accommodate caravans that have already been permitted at the existing holiday park

Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Whitfield J
Postcode
PE31 7BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on protected species
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the impact on the Norfolk Coast National Landscape

What decided it

The development has not been demonstrated to avoid adverse effects on the integrity of European Sites due to insufficient evidence regarding Curlew use of functionally linked land and inadequate mitigation measures.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS01CS06CS07CS10CS12DM15DM2DM11Policy 9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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