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Notice varied and upheld5 February 20263310971

Land at Salhouse Road, Rackheath, NR13 6LD

Planning appeal 3310971 at Land at Salhouse Road, Rackheath, NR13 6LD (Norfolk County Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 5 February 2026 by Inspector Lewis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A ground (b): whether the alleged use for recycling of construction and demolition waste took place as a matter of fact.

Retrospective Application for a change of use to a Sui Generis use for the storage of top-soil, sub-soil, recycled construction materials, brick rubble, old fencing, green waste and concrete, and construction and demolition waste processing/recycling, the siting of mobile processing plant, offices, associated infrastructure and the construction of amenity bunds and landscaping

Authority
Norfolk County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Lewis D
Postcode
NR13 6LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A ground (b): whether the alleged use for recycling of construction and demolition waste took place as a matter of fact
  • Appeal A ground (c): whether the use constitutes a breach of planning control having regard to permitted development rights for temporary uses and whether a material change of use occurred
  • Appeal A ground (f): whether the requirements are excessive to achieve the purpose of the notice
  • Appeal A ground (g): whether the compliance periods are reasonable
  • Appeal B: the effects of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and on the amenity and living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties

What decided it

The development would result in unacceptable impacts on landscape character and amenity through noise, with inadequate mitigation secured through planning conditions, failing to comply with development plan policies MW1 and WP16.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WP1Policy WP2Policy WP3Policy WP4Policy WP16Policy MW1Policy 2Policy 3Policy ENV5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 201

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