Planning appeal decision
Leith House Orchards, Burnham Overy Town, PE31 8JL
Planning appeal 3347791 at Leith House Orchards, Burnham Overy Town, PE31 8JL (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location for the development proposed having regard to local and national policies.
siting of 3 Shepherds Huts
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- PE31 8JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location for the development proposed having regard to local and national policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of European sites
What decided it
Material considerations including the Framework's support for farm diversification and rural tourism, combined with the modest scale of the proposal and its proximity to visitor attractions, outweighed the development plan conflict with the settlement location requirement.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS06Policy CS10Policy CS01Policy CS02Policy DM2Policy DM11Policy DM1Policy DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 110Paragraph 189
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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