Planning appeal decision
The Limes London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AS
Planning appeal 3334335 at The Limes London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AS (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with regard to the Brancaster Conservation Area and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape.
create opening within front boundary wall and rebuild set back into site to provide off road parking to allow for electric vehicle charging
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- PE31 8AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with regard to the Brancaster Conservation Area and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Brancaster Conservation Area through loss of an unaltered historic boundary wall and erosion of the tightly enclosed street scene could not be justified by the modest public benefits of providing two parking spaces and an electric vehicle charging point.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS06CS Policy CS08CS Policy CS12Policy DM15NP Policy 2NP Policy 8NP Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 182Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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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