Planning appeal decision
The Chapel County School, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5LE
Planning appeal 3337017 at The Chapel County School, North Elmham, Dereham, NR20 5LE (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.
erection of 1 no. dwelling on land associated with The Chapel
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- NR20 5LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would fail to accord with the spatial strategy of the development plan by not meeting the definition of sensitive infilling or rounding off under Policy HOU05, as it would be set significantly farther back than neighbouring dwellings and disrupt the established pattern of residential development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN05Policy HOU05Policy GEN02Policy COM01Policy ENV05
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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