®Planning appeal decision
Decoy Tavern Public House, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 9AB
Demolition of Public house and replacement with five new dwellings to include a new access and pathway
- Authority
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the facilities offered by the Decoy Tavern should be retained to serve the needs of the local community
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area including the effect on a non-designated heritage asset
- the effect on the living conditions of future occupants with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The complete and permanent loss of the non-designated heritage asset without adequate justification, combined with the failure to demonstrate the public house was no longer viable and the inadequate outdoor amenity space for future occupants, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to overcome this.
The benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits, provision of a footpath and biodiversity enhancements were outweighed by the unjustified loss of a non-designated heritage asset, the failure to retain a community facility, and inadequate living conditions for future occupants.
Framework references: 203, 130
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS15, LPP2 Policy C1, CS Policy CS3, CS Policy CS9, CS Policy CS10, LPP2 Policy E5, LPP2 Policy A2, LPP2 Policy A1, CS Policy CS2, LPP2 Policy H4
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.