Planning appeal decision
Glebe Field, Church Lane, Roydon , Easting 569833, Northing 323605, Kings Lynn, Norfolk , PE32 1AR
Planning appeal 3362457 at Glebe Field, Church Lane, Roydon , Easting 569833, Northing 323605, Kings Lynn, Norfolk , PE32 1AR (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 28 January 2026 by Inspector Heward H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the stable building on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the special interest of the nearby Grade II* listed building, known as the Church of All Saints Roydon.
Wooden stable block with 3 individual stalls sitting on wooden skids placed directly on the soil surface
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Unknown
- Inspector
- Heward H
- Postcode
- PE32 1AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the stable building on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the special interest of the nearby Grade II* listed building, known as the Church of All Saints Roydon
What decided it
The stable block is not materially visible from key views, is appropriately sited within the landscape setting of the listed church, and therefore preserves the special interest of the heritage asset without causing harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP18LP20LP21NP Policy 14 Heritage AssetsNP Policy 10 Key ViewsNP LGS Policy LGS11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 219
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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