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Dismissed20 November 20253355460

Land at Frettenham Road, Horstead, NR12 7LA

Planning appeal 3355460 at Land at Frettenham Road, Horstead, NR12 7LA (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 20 November 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.

1 no. Dwelling (outline permission with all matters except access reserved)

Authority
Broadland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rawle S
Postcode
NR12 7LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed dwelling having regard to development plan policies relating to development outside settlement limits and its accessibility to services and facilities
  • Whether adequate information has been provided to demonstrate whether or not the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding

What decided it

The proposal fails to satisfy the sequential flood risk test and would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area, which together provide strong reasons for refusal that outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.

The significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to demonstrate compliance with flood risk sequential testing, together with moderate harm from inappropriate location, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply, self-build provision and economic benefits; the presumption in favour of sustainable development was disengaged by the flood risk and landscape protection policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2 GNLPPolicy 3 GNLPPolicy 7.5 GNLPPolicy GC1 DMDPDPolicy GC2 DMDPDPolicy GC4 DMDPDPolicy EN2 DMDPDPolicy CSU5 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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