3 The Glebe, Stibbard, Fakenham, NR21 0LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies and access to services and facilities
• The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
• The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 3 The Glebe with regard to outlook
• Whether the proposed development would provide future occupiers with adequate living conditions with regard to outdoor amenity space
• The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the River Wensum and Broads Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and other European Sites

What decided it

The principle of development in an unsustainable countryside location with significant car dependency, combined with substantial harm to neighbouring amenity and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.

The adverse impacts of allowing the development, including unsustainable location, harm to neighbouring outlook, and inadequate amenity space, were not outweighed by the identified benefits of housing supply contribution and economic benefits, even in the context of housing undersupply and the engagement of paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.