Planning appeal decision
Land Between Myamber & Field Cottage, Field Lane, Wretton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9QZ
Planning appeal 3309232 at Land Between Myamber & Field Cottage, Field Lane, Wretton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9QZ (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2023 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be consistent with the local development strategy relating to the location of new housing development.
up to 4 proposed dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- PE33 9QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be consistent with the local development strategy relating to the location of new housing development
- the effect of the proposal upon highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would extend the settlement into open countryside rather than fill a gap within a continuous built-up frontage, conflicting with the local development strategy for protecting the countryside's intrinsic character and beauty.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- KLCS Policy CS06SADMPP Policy DM3KLCS Policy CS08KLCS Policy CS11SADMPP Policy DM17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 79
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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