®Planning appeal decision
Land off Kerdiston Road, , Kerdiston , Norfolk, NR10 4RT
‘erection of 3 self/custom build dwellings with offsite highways improvements.’
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker C
- Postcode
- NR10 4RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the rural area
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to the development plan
- whether the proposal would have suitable, sustainable access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the rural area, combined with the unsustainable location lacking suitable access to services and facilities, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework.
The modest boost in housing supply and economic benefits of temporary construction jobs weighed considerably in favour, but the totality of harms—demonstrable harm to character and appearance, unsustainable location without suitable access to services and facilities, and unsecured self-build housing—attracted significant weight and outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 116
Plan policies cited: GNLP Policy 1, GNLP Policy 2, GNLP Policy 7.4, GNLP Policy 7.5, DMDPD Policy GC2, DMDPD Policy GC4, DMDPD Policy TS3, DMDPD Policy EN2
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.