®Planning appeal decision
Plot 1 at Land West of 3 Little London Road, Northwold Hall, Northwold, IP26 5NQ
Planning appeal 3304789 at Plot 1 at Land West of 3 Little London Road, Northwold Hall, Northwold, IP26 5NQ (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 July 2023 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national policy.
the construction of a dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- IP26 5NQ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 80Paragraph 134
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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