Planning appeal decision
Dovedale (Land Rear of), Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Norfolk, NR31 9PU
Planning appeal 3312859 at Dovedale (Land Rear of), Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Norfolk, NR31 9PU (Great Yarmouth Borough Council) was allowed on 24 November 2023 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying condition 11 would have on trees to be retained, including those protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO).
Outline planning permission for 7 two-storey dwellings with garaging and access road without complying with condition 11 of planning permission 06/18/0545/O
- Authority
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- NR31 9PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying condition 11 would have on trees to be retained, including those protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO)
- The effect of granting a new planning permission on designated habitat sites
What decided it
The condition was replaced with two new, more precisely worded conditions dealing separately with visibility splays and tree protection measures, allowing the permission to be implemented while still protecting the retained trees and satisfying highway safety requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy A2Policy E4Policy CS9Policy CS11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 131
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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