Former Storage Barn and Arable Field, Off Morston Road, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7BG

Planning appeal 3323366 at Former Storage Barn and Arable Field, Off Morston Road, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7BG (North Norfolk District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the North Norfolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

change of use and extension to existing storage barn to form new dwelling and enable rare chalk grassland creation system

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Webb B
Postcode: NR25 7BG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the North Norfolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The significant harm that the screened, domesticated dwelling would cause to the open and scenic character of the AONB outweighed the limited housing and other benefits of the scheme.

The very limited housing and related social, economic and environmental benefits of the dwelling were incapable of outweighing the significant harm identified to the AONB, whereas the chalk grassland element, found severable and policy-compliant, was allowed on its own merits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy HO9Policy EN3Policy EN2Policy EN4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 176

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