Land East of - Lincoln Cottage (Known As The Cottage), Common Road, Bradfield Common, Bradfield, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0QR

Planning appeal 3349134 at Land East of - Lincoln Cottage (Known As The Cottage), Common Road, Bradfield Common, Bradfield, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0QR (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 30 April 2025 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would accord with the development strategy for the area with particular regard to achieving sustainable patterns of development.

change of use from a caravan that provides for shelter, refreshments and storage to one that provides day-time workshop facilities and short-term overnight accommodation for mental health support and well-being services. This will include cladding the caravan with timber weatherboarding, as well as landscaping and biodiversity enhancements

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: NR28 0QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would accord with the development strategy for the area with particular regard to achieving sustainable patterns of development

What decided it

The proposal's location in a rural area without good links to principal or secondary settlements and limited services and facilities means it would fail to promote sustainable patterns of development and conflicts with the development strategy for North Norfolk.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SS 1SS 2EC 7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 11

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