Planning appeal decision
Shrublands Farm Campsite, Craft Lane, Northrepps, Norfolk, N R27
Planning appeal 3334686 at Shrublands Farm Campsite, Craft Lane, Northrepps, Norfolk, N R27 (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 18 June 2024 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the development plan and national policy.
siting of 2 glamping pods for holiday use and creation of permissive footpath
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- NR27 0LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the development plan and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the locality including the landscape and scenic beauty of the NCNL
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal fails to conserve or enhance the Norfolk Coast National Landscape and is not suitably located under the development plan's sequential approach to tourism development in countryside areas.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS 1Policy SS 2Policy EC 7Policy EC 10Policy EN 1Policy EN 2Policy EN 4Policy CT 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 182
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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