Mansom Plantation, Shortthorn Road, Stratton Strawless, Norfolk, NR10 5NU

An existing temporary permission is due to expiry on 9th January 2022, this application is to apply for a new temporary use to be granted to use the land as a construction/plant training area. As a consequence of Covid, we lost the use of the land for 18 months of the original planning consent, this request for the lost time to be granted and a further period granted in addition.

Authority: Broadland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Robbie K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local development plan policies
The effect of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with local development plan policies requiring employment development to be located within defined settlement boundaries or village development boundaries, and lacks sufficient ecological survey evidence to demonstrate compliance with biodiversity protection requirements.

Plan policies cited: GNLP Policy 1, GNLP Policy 2, GNLP Policy 3, GNLP Policy 6, GNLP Policy 7.4, DPD Policy GC2, DPD Policy EN1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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