®Planning appeal decision
Land at Willow View Farm, Brooke Road, Shotesham, Norfolk, NR15 1XN
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 110, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1.4, Policy DM3.8, Policy DM4.5, Policy 2, Policy 7.5, Policy DM1.1, Policy DM1.3, Policy DM3.10
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.