®Planning appeal decision
Land off Green Lane, Wicklewood, Norfolk, NR18 9ET
Planning appeal 3326955 at Land off Green Lane, Wicklewood, Norfolk, NR18 9ET (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2024 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed pitch with reference to the highway network.
the change of use of land to a residential travellers site for one family involving the erection of one day room, the standing of 1 mobile home on a concrete pad, the installation of 2 outdoor security lights, a sewage treatment plant & close boarded fencing
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- NR18 9ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed pitch with reference to the highway network
- the effect of the development on protected species and biodiversity
- whether or not the proposed use would adversely affect the integrity of European designated nature conservation sites
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant adverse effects on the integrity of the Broads Special Area of Conservation and Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation that cannot be adequately mitigated, contrary to the Habitat Regulations and the development plan.
The benefits of contributing to gypsy and traveller site supply and providing a settled base for the appellant and his grandchildren were not sufficient to outweigh the adverse effects on the integrity of European designated nature conservation sites; substantial weight was attached to the inability to assure nutrient neutrality mitigation and recreational disturbance mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1.3(2)Policy DM3.3Policy DM3.10Policy DM1.4Policy DM4.4Policy 6 of the JCSPolicy 1 of the JCS
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115Paragraph 99Paragraph 186Paragraph 180
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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