®Planning appeal decision
Land off Rectory Road, Aldeby, NR34 0BJ
‘the proposal is for up to two dwellings’
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marriott H
- Postcode
- NR34 0BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including hedgerow
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and site accessibility
What decided it
The substantial and unmitigable harm to the character and appearance of the rural area, combined with the unsuitability of the location due to poor accessibility and high car dependency, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of delivering two dwellings, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and unsuitability of location, given substantial weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and socio-economic benefits, such that the proposal was not sustainable development and the presumption in favour did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 84, 89, 110, 129, 135, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 GNLP, Policy 3 GNLP, Policy 1 GNLP, Policy 7.5 GNLP, Policy DM1.1 DMPD, Policy DM1.3 DMPD, Policy DM1.4 DMPD, Policy DM2.8 DMPD, Policy DM3.8 DMPD, Policy DM3.10 DMPD, Policy DM4.5 DMPD, Policy DM4.8 DMPD
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.