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Dismissed6 November 20243324060

Deal Farm Kenninghall Road, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2HG

Planning appeal 3324060 at Deal Farm Kenninghall Road, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2HG (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 6 November 2024 by Inspector Lewis D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the function and safety of the surrounding highway network, having regard to the character and standard of the highways providing access to and from the site.

the construction of an Anaerobic Digestion facility (part retrospective), comprising: 1 no. digester tank and 1 no. secondary digester/digestate storage tank, silage clamps; liquid and dry feed system; digestate separation, handling and pasteurization; biogas upgrading and mains gas-grid connection; carbon capture; CHP; agricultural building; office buildings; weighbridge; 2 no. covered digestate storage lagoons; and associated plant, vehicular accesses, roads and landscaping (including earth bunds)

Authority
South Norfolk District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Lewis D
Postcode
IP22 2HG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the function and safety of the surrounding highway network, having regard to the character and standard of the highways providing access to and from the site
  • The effects of the proposal on the landscape character of the area and the appearance of the countryside, considering the scale and design of the proposed plant and buildings, the location and formation of associated infrastructure and proposed mitigation measures
  • The effects of the proposal on the amenity of the local community and the occupiers of neighbouring homes
  • The contribution of the proposal to sustainable energy generation in the context of national policy on renewable energy and net zero targets

What decided it

The unacceptable and unmitigated impact of increased traffic, particularly heavy commercial vehicles during the harvest period, on the safety of the narrow rural highway network, including the inadequacy of the proposed haul route.

the substantial harm to highway safety was not outweighed by the significant contribution to renewable energy generation, moderate economic benefits, and significant biodiversity net gain, so the overall planning balance weighed against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM 3.11Policy DM 4.1Policy DM 4.5Policy CS7Policy DM 1.4Policy DM 4.9Policy DM 3.13Policy DM 4.10Policy 2Policy 3Policy 6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 163Paragraph 194Paragraph 115Paragraph 135Paragraph 191Paragraph 85Paragraph 88

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