®Planning appeal decision
Land off Jenson's Way, Whittington, Kings Lynn, PE33 9FT
11 super insulated, low-energy houses built to Passivhaus standards, with shared open green space, planted tree boundary, and access road
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan
- whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether noise from nearby roads and commercial businesses could be effectively managed to ensure suitable living conditions for future occupiers while safeguarding the operations of nearby commercial businesses
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on three grounds—unsuitability of location for housing, unacceptable harm to character and appearance, and failure to demonstrate adequate noise mitigation—and these conflicts are not outweighed by the housing supply benefit.
The provision of 11 new energy-efficient dwellings and contribution to housing stock weighed in favour of the proposal, but this did not outweigh the harm arising through conflict with the development plan on location, character and appearance, and noise grounds.
Framework references: 193
Plan policies cited: Policy CS02, Policy CS06, Policy CS08, Policy CS01, Policy DM3, Policy DM2, Policy DM1, Policy DM15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.