Planning appeal decision
Country House, 30A Low Road, South Wootton, Norfolk, PE30 3LF
Planning appeal 3340376 at Country House, 30A Low Road, South Wootton, Norfolk, PE30 3LF (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 19 June 2024 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a detached garage
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- PE30 3LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's existing character as a close-knit group of dwellings with limited spaces between buildings, combined with the acceptable retained space and lack of adverse impact on neighbours, meant the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS08DM1DM15H2H3H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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