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Dismissed21 November 20253369304

Land at East Cottage, Watton Road, Shropham, Norfolk, NR17 1DY

Planning appeal 3369304 at Land at East Cottage, Watton Road, Shropham, Norfolk, NR17 1DY (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Relevant policies for the location of housing in line with the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility to services and/or facilities.

Outline permission for 1 self build dwelling

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Phillips A
Postcode
NR17 1DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Relevant policies for the location of housing in line with the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility to services and/or facilities
  • The effect on European protected habitat sites
  • Whether the proposal meets the definition of a self-build dwelling and the requirements of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) exemption

What decided it

The significant harm to biodiversity from impact on European protected habitat sites, combined with the unsustainable location lacking safe pedestrian and cycle access, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The benefits of a single self-build dwelling in supporting rural services and limited economic benefits during construction are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to biodiversity and the unsustainable location with heavy reliance on private motor vehicles.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN01Policy GEN03Policy GEN05Policy HOU4Policy ENV02
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 117

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