East of Whitegates, Methwold Road, Methwold Hythe, Norfolk, IP26 4QW

construction of one dwelling and garage

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough 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 having regard to local and national policy for the delivery of housing

What decided it

The proposal does not constitute infill development as defined by policy DM3 and would harmfully extend built form into open land, thereby undermining the Council's spatial strategy which carries full weight.

The limited benefits of delivering one dwelling and minor economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm from undermining the Council's spatial strategy

Framework references: 15, 70, 83, 84

Plan policies cited: Policy CS02, Policy CS06, Policy CS08, Policy DM3

Judgments cited: People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte Teoranta ECLI:EU:C:2018:244

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