®Planning appeal decision
Springfield, The Street, Great Hockham, Norfolk, IP24 1NH
1 no. self-build dwellings with associated parking and garden/amenity area
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development taking account of development plan and national policies that deal with proposals outside settlements
- Whether or not the proposal would cause an unacceptable impact to highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause an unacceptable impact to highway safety due to constrained visibility at the existing access, combined with the site's failure to comply with Policy HOU 04's 5% growth threshold and the Framework's requirement for sustainable locations.
The moderate weight afforded to housing supply benefits and self-build provision was outweighed by the moderate weight given to the site's unsuitability as a location outside the settlement boundary and the significant weight given to unacceptable highway safety harm; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU 04, Policy COM 01, Policy TR 02
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.