Planning appeal decision
Land off A148, Gunthorpe, Holt, Norfolk , NR21 0QJ
Planning appeal 3338926 at Land off A148, Gunthorpe, Holt, Norfolk , NR21 0QJ (North Norfolk District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches of planning control (material change of use to residential, construction of a dwelling, and engineering works to create a parking space) have occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission: (i) Material change of use of the land from grassland to residential. (ii) Operational development consisting of the construction of a dwelling. (iii) Operational development consisting of engineering works to create a parking space
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Madge M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breaches of planning control (material change of use to residential, construction of a dwelling, and engineering works to create a parking space) have occurred as a matter of fact
What decided it
The building lacks the basic amenities (washing and toilet facilities) required to constitute a dwelling capable of affording facilities for day-to-day private domestic existence.
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