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Dismissed9 October 20243331883

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

Planning appeal 3331883 at Mansom Plantation, Shortthorn Road, Stratton Strawless, Norfolk, NR10 5NU (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2024 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local development plan policies.

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
Postcode
NR10 5NU

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GNLP Policy 1GNLP Policy 2GNLP Policy 3GNLP Policy 6GNLP Policy 7.4DPD Policy GC2DPD Policy EN1

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