Land Opposite The Cottage, Weston Green Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5LB

A self-build dwelling with garage and change of use of agricultural land to residential curtilage

Authority: Broadland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Allen K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise
the effect of the proposal on existing trees
the effect of the proposal on highway safety
whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy

What decided it

The proposal would unduly harm existing trees and compromise highway safety, making the location unsuitable despite qualifying as a self-build windfall development.

Plan policies cited: Policy GC4 Part (iv), Policy EN4, Policy EN2, Policy TS3, Policy 1 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan (March 2024), Policy 7.5 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan, Policy GC2

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