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Dismissed30 January 20253344783

1 Sandfield Cottages Sandfield Lane, Eccles, Norwich, NR16 2PB

Planning appeal 3344783 at 1 Sandfield Cottages Sandfield Lane, Eccles, Norwich, NR16 2PB (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2025 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling, with particular regard to accessibility to everyday local facilities and services by a range of modes of transport.

erection of one three-bedroom detached dwelling with linked garage, driveway and gardens

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dyer I
Postcode
NR16 2PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling, with particular regard to accessibility to everyday local facilities and services by a range of modes of transport

What decided it

The lack of access to everyday facilities and services by sustainable transport modes, combined with the site's location outside the settlement boundary and the resulting near-total reliance on private motor vehicles, means the harm to the Council's Spatial Strategy significantly and demonstrably outweighs the minor benefits of delivering a single additional dwelling.

The significant harm to the Council's Spatial Strategy from locating development in an unsustainable location without access to services by sustainable transport modes significantly and demonstrably outweighs the minor benefits of delivering one additional dwelling, even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
Braintree Judgement

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