Links Country Park Hotel & Golf Club, Sandy Lane, West Runton, CROMER, NR27 9QH

change of use of land to provide for the siting of eight holiday lodges for use as guest accommodation in association with The Links Hotel; provision of infrastructure and pedestrian links to the hotel and parking

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Dring G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the North Norfolk Coast AONB

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the North Norfolk Coast AONB by eroding the openness of the site and introducing an elongated linear development into a currently undeveloped landscape, and this harm outweighs the economic and social benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 176, 177, 8, 84

Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy EN3, Policy EN4, Policy SS5

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