Planning appeal decision
Land West of 6 Birch Grove, West Winch , Peterborough, Norfolk , PE33 0PQ
Planning appeal 3313502 at Land West of 6 Birch Grove, West Winch , Peterborough, Norfolk , PE33 0PQ (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 29 September 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would result in an acceptable standard of living accommodation with particular regard to the effects associated with the nearby cattle farm.
two storey detached single family dwelling house
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- PE33 0PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would result in an acceptable standard of living accommodation with particular regard to the effects associated with the nearby cattle farm
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence of complaints from existing residential receptors in close proximity to the cattle shed, combined with the appellant's odour risk assessment concluding insignificant effects, demonstrated that future occupiers would not experience unacceptable living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM15Policy WA07Policy WA13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 187
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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