Planning appeal decision
8 St. Andrews Close, Blofield, Norwich, NR13 4JX
Planning appeal 3312072 at 8 St. Andrews Close, Blofield, Norwich, NR13 4JX (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
sub division to provide building plot for two bedroom single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- NR13 4JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future and existing occupiers
- The effect of the proposal on the conservation status of the Broads SAC/Ramsar
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions, and the conservation status of the Broads SAC/Ramsar that are not outweighed by the benefits of additional housing and economic activity, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply due to the habitats site constraint.
The benefits of additional accommodation, sustainable features, and economic benefits do not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance, living conditions of occupiers, and the unmitigated adverse effect on the Broads SAC/Ramsar integrity
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the Joint Core Strategy (2014)Policy GC4 of the Development Management DPD (2015)Policy HOU4 of the Blofield Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2016)Policy EN1 of the DMDPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 182
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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