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Dismissed4 December 20253369962

Lyngwhite Farm Hingham Road, Great Ellingham, Attleborough, NR17 1JG

Planning appeal 3369962 at Lyngwhite Farm Hingham Road, Great Ellingham, Attleborough, NR17 1JG (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 4 December 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.

5 no. dwellings with associated soft landscaping, amenity space and private shared access (self build)

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Phillips A
Postcode
NR17 1JG

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
  • Effect on the character and appearance of the local area
  • Effect on ecology, specifically on bats

What decided it

The substantial harm from lack of Biodiversity Net Gain compliance and significant harm from unsustainable access requiring reliance on private motor vehicles, combined with moderate harm to rural character, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of five potential self-build dwellings.

The adverse impacts of unsustainable location, lack of safe pedestrian/cycle access, failure to provide Biodiversity Net Gain information, and moderate harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole under paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN01Policy GEN03Policy GEN05Policy HOU3Policy HOU5Policy HOU02Policy COM1Policy TR01Policy TR02Policy GEN02Policy COM01Policy ENV05Policy ENV02
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 117

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