®Planning appeal decision
Laurel House, 4 High Street, Methwold , Norfolk, IP26 4NT
erection of 7 no detached CSB houses with garages and associated works
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would accord with the development plan's strategy in regard to the location of development
- the effects of the proposal upon the supply of housing including custom build dwellings and affordable housing
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including Methwold Conservation Area
- the effects of the proposal upon bats
What decided it
The failure to establish whether bats would be affected by the development, combined with the proposal's conflict with the development plan's strategy to restrict development outside settlement boundaries, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery including custom build dwellings.
The significant weight given to the delivery of custom build dwellings and housing supply was insufficient to outweigh the significant weight attributed to the conflict with the development plan's locational strategy and the unresolved harm to protected species (bats).
Framework references: 11, 57, 77
Plan policies cited: DM1, DM2, DM15, CS01, CS02, CS06, CS08, CS09, CS12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.