®Planning appeal decision
Land off Banningham Road, Aylsham, NR11 6LT
Planning appeal 3354062 at Land off Banningham Road, Aylsham, NR11 6LT (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector Rawle S, 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 including the extent it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Aylsham Conservation Area.
the erection of 1no. self-build dwelling on land off Banningham Road
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- NR11 6LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the extent it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Aylsham Conservation Area
- Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed dwelling having regard to the development plan policies relating to development outside settlement limits and its accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the Aylsham Conservation Area, combined with the location being outside the settlement boundary and not representing a sustainable location, clearly outweighed the benefits of housing supply and self-build provision.
The significant benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, and economic benefits were outweighed by the great weight afforded to the harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the moderate weight afforded to the location being inappropriate and unsustainable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 GNLPPolicy 3 GNLPPolicy GC1 DMDPDPolicy GC2 DMDPDPolicy GC4 DMDPDPolicy EN2 DMDPDPolicy 7.2 DMDPDPolicy 7.5 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.