Hillcrest Livery Centre, Market Lane, Filby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3ST

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the site location is suitable for the proposed use in terms of its access to every day facilities
• Whether the proposal can be considered a dwelling for a rural worker
• The effect of the proposal on the character or setting of the area
• Whether the density of the development is acceptable when judged against development plan policy
• Whether there is a lack of privacy and sufficient outdoor amenity space to provide reasonable living conditions
• Whether it is correct to identify the appeal proposal as requiring a Habitats Regulations Assessment, and if so the consequence of its absence and the lack of a payment under the Norfolk Green Infrastructure and Recreational Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (GIRAMS)
• Whether it is reasonable to require a financial contribution for the provision or enhancement of the quality and/or accessibility of public open space in the locality

What decided it

The proposal for an additional dwelling unit was not justified as necessary for a rural worker and conflicted with development plan policies limiting countryside development to sustainable locations, combined with the harmful visual impact on the character of the rural area.