®Planning appeal decision
1 Sandfield Cottages Sandfield Lane, Eccles, NORWICH, NR16 2PB
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 15, 73, 78, 83, 84, 110, 115, 117, 125, 232
Plan policies cited: GEN01, GEN03, GEN05, HOU02, HOU04
Judgments cited: Braintree Judgement
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