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Dismissed20 November 20253371612

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

Planning appeal 3371612 at Heath Farm, Norwich Road , Little Plumstead, Norfolk, NR13 5JG (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the location for the proposed development having regard to the site's accessibility to sustainable transport.

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
Postcode
NR13 5JG

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GC3Policy GC4Policy 6 of the GNLPPolicy EN2Policy 2 of the GNLPPolicy 7 of the Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead and Thorpe End Garden Village Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2034

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