Planning appeal decision
Nursery Lodge Farm, The Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 8SD
Planning appeal 3304429 at Nursery Lodge Farm, The Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 8SD (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 July 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to the height of the proposed buildings in the context of the site's proximity to the perimeter of an aerodrome.
Polytunnel
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- PE31 8SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to the height of the proposed buildings in the context of the site's proximity to the perimeter of an aerodrome
- whether the site meets the definition of agricultural land
What decided it
The proposed polytunnel's height of 4.25m exceeds the 3m maximum height limit imposed by the GPDO for development within 3km of an aerodrome perimeter.
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