Land On Langham Road, Langham, Norfolk, NR25 7BL

the change of use of land to storage of caravans and boats, siting of 39 storage containers, siting of portable building for office use and erection of boundary fence

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Ellison H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy by locating a use that does not require a rural location in the countryside without the necessary environmental or operational justification, and causes harm to the character and appearance of a nationally designated landscape and to biodiversity.

Framework references: 87, 183, 180, 186

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy CT5, Policy SS5, Policy EC4, Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy EN3, Policy EN4, Policy EN9

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