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Dismissed24 April 20253355580

Homeland Cottage, Bedford Bank , Welney, Norfolk, PE14 9RJ

Planning appeal 3355580 at Homeland Cottage, Bedford Bank , Welney, Norfolk, PE14 9RJ (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Bowyer J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not cessation of residential use on the site is temporary or amounts to abandonment.

‘rebuilding of the present building and extension to build a new house’

Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not cessation of residential use on the site is temporary or amounts to abandonment
  • whether or not the proposal would comply with planning policy which seeks to steer development away from areas at highest risk of flooding
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether or not the development would be in a suitable location having regard to its location in the countryside and access to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of European designated sites
  • the effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The cumulative conflict with development plan policies on flood risk, location, character, European sites and protected species outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.

The limited benefits of housing and self-build delivery would not come close to outweighing the cumulative adverse impacts and conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP01Policy LP02Policy LP06Policy LP18Policy LP19Policy LP21Policy LP25Policy LP27
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 207

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