6 Trafalgar Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the development on the availability of visitor accommodation and the tourism economy
• whether the development would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for occupants, with particular regard to private amenity space
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
• whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for local infrastructure, with particular regard to public open space

What decided it

The appellant's failure to demonstrate that the existing guest house use was not viable meant the loss of visitor accommodation and associated harm to living conditions outweighed the lack of harm elsewhere, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.

The harms to visitor accommodation/tourism economy and to future occupants' living conditions outweighed the absence of harm to character and appearance and the adequate provision for open space, and the appellants' personal circumstances (moderate weight) did not outweigh conflict with the development plan as a whole.