®Planning appeal decision
Wishing Well, The Street, Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0AB
Planning appeal 3328689 at Wishing Well, The Street, Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0AB (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, and the effect that it would have upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the existing property.
full planning application to make a material change of use for the detached building to the frontage of the wishing well dwelling house as required under part 3 of the town & country planning act 1990 amended
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- NR12 0AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, and the effect that it would have upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the existing property
- the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to living conditions of both the existing and proposed occupiers and to highway safety outweighs the limited benefits of delivering one additional dwelling in circumstances where the tilted balance applies.
The harm identified (unacceptable impact on living conditions and harmful effect on highway safety) significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited social and economic benefits of delivering an additional dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN4Policy CT5Policy CT6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCH 2823 (Admin)
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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