®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Norton Lodge And Altersera (Oasis) Croft Road , Norton Subcourse , Norwich , Norfolk , NR14 6RB
Planning Statement relating to the erection of two self build dwellings on land to the east of Croft Road, Norton Subcourse
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan, access to services and sustainable transport, and other sustainability considerations
- whether the development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development would be acceptable in terms of surface water flooding
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary, combined with limited access to services and sustainable transport, means the modest benefits of the proposal would not amount to the overriding benefits required by Policy DM 1.3, and the harm to character and appearance would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework.
The modest benefits in terms of the three dimensions of sustainable development, when considered collectively, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm caused by the proposal's conflict with the development plan when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 8, 11, 109
Plan policies cited: Policy DM 1.1, Policy DM 1.3, Policy DM 3.10, Policy 2, Policy 7.5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.