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Dismissed12 June 20253350561

The Paddocks, Frettenham Road, Horstead With Stanninghall, Norfolk, NR12 7LB

Planning appeal 3350561 at The Paddocks, Frettenham Road, Horstead With Stanninghall, Norfolk, NR12 7LB (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of three single storey self build dwellings with garages and gardens

Authority
Broadland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Storey P
Postcode
NR12 7LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the development would be suitably located, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and access to services and sustainable transport
  • the effect of the development on nearby trees, and whether the presence of these trees would have an acceptable effect on the living conditions of future occupiers

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan, requiring development outside settlement boundaries to accord with a specific allocation or policy, which the scheme fails to satisfy.

The harm arising from the proposal's conflict with the development plan significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, despite the Council's housing shortfall triggering the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GC4 of the Broadland District Council Development Management DPDPolicy 2 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan, Document 1 – The StrategyPolicy GC2 of the DMDPDPolicy 7.4 of the GNLPPolicy 1 of the GNLPPolicy 7.5 of the GNLPPolicy GC1 of the DMDPDPolicy EN2 of the DMDPD
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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