®Planning appeal decision
2 Skedge Way, Blofield Heath, Norfolk, NR13 4RY
Planning appeal 3356911 at 2 Skedge Way, Blofield Heath, Norfolk, NR13 4RY (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 9 June 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a new, self built, 2 bedroom bungalow
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- NR13 4RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties
- the integrity of European sites with particular regard to nutrient pollution and recreational pressure
- highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's failure to demonstrate that it would not have likely significant effects on the integrity of European sites, particularly through inadequate nutrient neutrality mitigation and unsecured recreational impact mitigation, provided a clear reason for refusal under NPPF Footnote 7 that outweighed the housing supply benefits.
The housing delivery benefits and on-site ecological benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to European site integrity, which under NPPF Footnote 7 provides a strong reason for refusal that displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Greater Norwich Local Plan (2024) policy 2Blofield Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2016) policy HOU4Development Management Development Plan Document (2016) policy GC4DPD Policy EN1LP Policy 3LP policies TS3 and TS4NP policy HOU5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 7
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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.