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Dismissed13 January 20253351873

Alfred G Pearce, Castle Road, Wormegay, Norfolk, PE33 0SG

Planning appeal 3351873 at Alfred G Pearce, Castle Road, Wormegay, Norfolk, PE33 0SG (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2025 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the setting of the neighbouring Scheduled Monument known as the 'Motte and Bailey Castle in Wormegay Village' and its significance.

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Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Dillon C
Postcode
PE33 0SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on the setting of the neighbouring Scheduled Monument known as the 'Motte and Bailey Castle in Wormegay Village' and its significance
  • the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties

What decided it

The identified less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the nationally important Scheduled Monument, when weighed against the renewable energy and climate benefits of the proposal, was not outweighed, resulting in conflict with the development plan and the Framework's approach to the historic environment.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM15Policy CS08
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 161Paragraph 167Paragraph 168

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