®Planning appeal decision
Land Off Bradfield Road, Trunch, North Walsham, Norfolk , NR28 0QL
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
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.
Framework references: 115, 11
Plan policies cited: 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)
Judgments cited: Telford & Wrekin Borough Council v. SoS for C&LG [2018] EWHC 51 (Admin)
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.