®Planning appeal decision
Land at Cemetery Lane, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0JX
Planning appeal 3309690 at Land at Cemetery Lane, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0JX (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 23 October 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Wymondham Conservation Area.
2 no new 3-storey 3-bedroom dwellings with associated parking and pedestrian footway
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- NR18 0JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Wymondham Conservation Area
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's strategic approach to the location of new residential development
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of European Sites
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Wymondham Conservation Area, which Framework Paragraph 202 requires to be justified only by public benefits that outweigh the harm, and which the modest benefits of two dwellings and a footway do not achieve.
The significant benefit of the pedestrian footway link to sustainable transport and the moderate benefits of housing delivery and local economic support were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, to which great weight must be afforded under Framework Paragraph 199, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Joint Core Strategy Policy 1Joint Core Strategy Policy 2Local Plan Policy DM1.4Local Plan Policy DM3.8Local Plan Policy DM4.5Local Plan Policy DM4.10Local Plan Policy DM1.3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 199Paragraph 11
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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