®Planning appeal decision
Land off Jenson's Way, Whittington, Kings Lynn, PE33 9FT
Planning appeal 3336186 at Land off Jenson's Way, Whittington, Kings Lynn, PE33 9FT (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan.
11 super insulated, low-energy houses built to Passivhaus standards, with shared open green space, planted tree boundary, and access road
- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS02Policy CS06Policy CS08Policy CS01Policy DM3Policy DM2Policy DM1Policy DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193
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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