Planning appeal decision
Blackwater Carr, Land off Ferry Lane, Postwick, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 5HL
Planning appeal 3321331 at Blackwater Carr, Land off Ferry Lane, Postwick, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 5HL (Broads) was dismissed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the acceptability of the development with regard to flood risk.
Retrospective consent for the use of a yurt on a small, raised platform, securing a table and bench to the ground, the installation of a small staked and woven willow windbreak
- Authority
- Broads
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- NR13 5HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the acceptability of the development with regard to flood risk
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development is acceptable with regard to Policy DM50
- the effect of the development on the Broads Special Area of Conservation, the Broadland Special Protection Area and the Broadland Ramsar Site
What decided it
The development fails the Sequential Test required by the Framework and constitutes more vulnerable development which should not be permitted in flood zone 3b, and would not be safe for users in times of flood.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5Policy DM16Policy DM43Policy DM50
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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