Planning appeal decision
6 Kenwood Road, Heacham, King's Lynn, PE31 7DD
Planning appeal 3317542 at 6 Kenwood Road, Heacham, King's Lynn, PE31 7DD (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 12 December 2023 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
proposed dwelling following sub-division
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- PE31 7DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effects of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to light, outlook, privacy and noise
What decided it
The proposal would not harm the character and appearance of the area or the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and would accord with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS08 of the Local Development Framework - Core Strategy Adopted Version July 2011Policy DM15 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan Adopted September 2016Policy 1 of the Heacham Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2036 Made (Adopted) Version June 2022Policy 5 of the Heacham Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2036 Made (Adopted) Version June 2022Policy 6 of the Heacham Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2036 Made (Adopted) Version June 2022Policy 4 of the Heacham Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2036 Made (Adopted) Version June 2022
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 56
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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