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Dismissed25 November 20253367899

Land Off Bradfield Road, Trunch, North Walsham, Norfolk , NR28 0QL

Planning appeal 3367899 at Land Off Bradfield Road, Trunch, North Walsham, Norfolk , NR28 0QL (North Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.

erection of up to 6 no. dwellings

Authority
North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Walker C
Postcode
NR28 0QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to access to services and facilities

What decided it

The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from the narrow, rural nature of Bradfield Road and the inability to mitigate the demonstrable risk of conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.

The benefits of housing supply and support for local services were substantially outweighed by the substantial weight given to the unacceptable highway safety harm, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CT 5 (North Norfolk Core Strategy 2008)Policy SS 1 (North Norfolk Core Strategy 2008)Policy SS 2 (North Norfolk Core Strategy 2008)Policy SS 4 (North Norfolk Core Strategy 2008)Policy SS 1 (emerging North Norfolk Local Plan)Policy HOU 2 (emerging North Norfolk Local Plan)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 115Paragraph 11
Judgments
Telford & Wrekin Borough Council v. SoS for C&LG [2018] EWHC 51 (Admin)

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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