Planning appeal decision
Burghwell House Market Road, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9EN
Planning appeal 3366847 at Burghwell House Market Road, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9EN (Great Yarmouth Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Fern L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would accord with the limitations of Class AA.
an upward extension to existing detached dwelling
- Authority
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fern L
- Postcode
- NR31 9EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would accord with the limitations of Class AA
- The effect of the proposed development on the external appearance of the dwellinghouse
- The effect of the proposed development on ecology, with particular regard to protected species
What decided it
The proposed development fails to accord with the mandatory limitations and conditions of Class AA of the GPDO, particularly regarding the principal part definition, materials condition, and side elevation windows prohibition.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193
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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