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Dismissed10 September 20253361345

Land at Willow View Farm, Brooke Road, Shotesham, Norfolk, NR15 1XN

Planning appeal 3361345 at Land at Willow View Farm, Brooke Road, Shotesham, Norfolk, NR15 1XN (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2025 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.

erection of a self-build dwelling including new access and associated works

Authority
South Norfolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dyer I
Postcode
NR15 1XN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
  • Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to local policies for the delivery of housing and with particular reference to access to facilities and services

What decided it

The importance of good design and locating development where future occupiers will have meaningful access to more sustainable transport overwhelms the provision of an extra windfall self-build unit.

Although there is considerable support for new housing and the Council lacks a five-year housing land supply, the adverse impacts of the proposal in terms of harm to character and appearance and unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of a single self-build dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1.4Policy DM3.8Policy DM4.5Policy 2Policy 7.5Policy DM1.1Policy DM1.3Policy DM3.10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 117

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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