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Dismissed6 June 20243325494

Land Rear Of, The Knoll, Hempstead, Norfolk, NR25 6TJ

Planning appeal 3325494 at Land Rear Of, The Knoll, Hempstead, Norfolk, NR25 6TJ (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the Council's spatial strategy, the vitality of the rural community and the accessibility of services and facilities.

erection of two detached single storey dwellings

Authority
North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dring G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the Council's spatial strategy, the vitality of the rural community and the accessibility of services and facilities
  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect of the development on existing trees and protected species

What decided it

The adverse impacts on the housing strategy and of increasing travel by car significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

The modest benefits of housing supply (including potential for small homes and self-build, quick development, and limited economic benefit) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy, the requirement for sustainable development locations, and the reliance on private car travel contrary to paragraphs 83 and 109 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy SS4Policy CT5Policy EN9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 63Paragraph 70Paragraph 83Paragraph 85Paragraph 109

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