Heath Farm, Norwich Road , Little Plumstead, Norfolk, NR13 5JG

change of use from agricultural to mixed commercial use”

Authority: Broadland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Whitfield H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the suitability of the location for the proposed development having regard to the site's accessibility to sustainable transport
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the site's rural location

What decided it

The site's poor accessibility to sustainable transport and the appellant's failure to demonstrate how opportunities to make the location more sustainable could be exploited, contrary to Policy GC4 of the Development Management DPD and the Framework's support for sustainable rural growth.

Plan policies cited: Policy GC3, Policy GC4, Policy 6 of the GNLP, Policy EN2, Policy 2 of the GNLP, Policy 7 of the Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead and Thorpe End Garden Village Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2034

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