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Dismissed24 September 20243332557

Great Gable, Metton Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9JH

Planning appeal 3332557 at Great Gable, Metton Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9JH (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2024 by Inspector Spencer D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would comprise an appropriate re-use of a building in the countryside having regard to the development plan.

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Authority
North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Spencer D
Postcode
NR27 9JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would comprise an appropriate re-use of a building in the countryside having regard to the development plan
  • Whether the appeal proposal would provide accessible accommodation
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular reference to visibility at the entrance/driveway onto Metton Road

What decided it

The proposal would generate additional traffic movements at a point of access with severely substandard visibility and would provide accommodation inaccessible to disabled persons, resulting in significant social and safety harms that outweighed the economic benefits and meant the proposal would not accord with the development plan when taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy EC2Policy EC7Policy EN4Policy CT5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 96Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 135

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