®Planning appeal decision
6 Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Planning appeal 3347147 at 6 Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.
full planning permission for a single dwelling with associated landscaping, vehicular access and parking
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- PE31 8HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
What decided it
The substantial reduction in height of the traditional boundary wall would significantly diminish its positive contribution to the Conservation Area's character and appearance, causing less than substantial but considerable harm that would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of a single dwelling.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area, given considerable weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of housing delivery and heritage conservation measures, even under the tilted balance of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS01CS08DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Dorothy Bohm v SSCLG [2017] EWHC 3217
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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