®Planning appeal decision
Plot 1 at Land West of 3 Little London Road, Northwold Hall, Northwold, IP26 5NQ
the construction of a dwelling
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the settings of the Northwold Conservation Area, the Grade II Listed Waterloo House and the non-designated heritage asset Northwold Hall
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the spatial objectives of the development plan by introducing residential development in the countryside outside defined Development Limits, and causes less-than-substantial harm to heritage assets which is not outweighed by the limited benefits offered.
the limited benefits of self-build housing provision and modest social and economic benefits did not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the settings of the Conservation Area and Listed Building and the harm to the parkland setting of the non-designated heritage asset, particularly given the Council's adequate housing land supply
Framework references: 12, 80, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy CS01 (Spatial Strategy), Policy CS02 (The Settlement Hierarchy), Policy CS06 (Development in Rural Areas), Policy CS08 (Sustainable Development), Policy CS12 (Environmental Assets), Policy DM1 (Presumption in favour of sustainable development), Policy DM2 (Development Boundaries), Policy DM15 (Environment, Design and Amenity)
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.