School Bungalow, Church Road, West Dereham, Norfolk, PE33 9UP

outline planning permission for 9 houses on old school site, including demolition of existing School House, all matters reserved

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bartlett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for a residential development of the scale proposed
The effect of the development on trees and the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would secure the provision of a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

What decided it

The site's location in open countryside remote from services and facilities, combined with the proposed development pattern being incompatible with local character and insufficient evidence of achievable biodiversity net gain, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.

Framework references: 83, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy LP02, Policy LP06, Policy LP13, Policy LP18, Policy LP21, Policy LP19, Policy LP28

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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