Planning appeal decision
Land East of Furlong Road, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, PE33 9SU
Planning appeal 3341844 at Land East of Furlong Road, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, PE33 9SU (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 22 October 2024 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is sufficient justification for the proposal outside the development boundary of the village.
the construction of 2 no. retail units (and storage) plus associated parking and access and 2 no. flats to be held in association with the retail units
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- PE33 9SU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is sufficient justification for the proposal outside the development boundary of the village
What decided it
The physical setting of the site between existing/permitted housing and the planning history establishing the principle of development, combined with support from the Neighbourhood Plan and Core Strategy policies, outweighed the conflict with the settlement boundary policy in the absence of any identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS02Policy DM2Policy SF1Policy CS10Policy CS06Policy SF9
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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