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Dismissed23 August 20243342227

Waterways Farm Church Road, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2NB

Planning appeal 3342227 at Waterways Farm Church Road, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2NB (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for the proposed agricultural worker's dwelling.

erection of agricultural dwelling and barn

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
NR16 2NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an essential need for the proposed agricultural worker's dwelling
  • whether the proposed dwelling would be in an appropriate location with regard to the risk of flooding
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside
  • the effect of the proposed development on trees and hedgerows

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate the financial viability of the agricultural enterprise and the absence of an acceptable flood risk assessment/sequential test, combined with harm to countryside character, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.

the proposal conflicted with the development plan when read as a whole and there were no material considerations, including Framework policies, of sufficient weight to justify departing from the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU 13Policy ENV 09Policy ENV 05Policy ENV 06
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 84Paragraph 88Paragraph 89
Judgments
R. (on the application of Substation Action Save East Suffolk Ltd) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2024] EWCA Civ 12

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