®Planning appeal decision
Mere Farm, Stow Bedon Road, Stow Bedon, NR17 1ET
the erection of new dwelling and garage (plot 6)
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marriott H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to the development plan and accessibility
- whether or not it is necessary for the proposed development to contribute towards the provision of affordable housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the European Protected Sites
What decided it
The appeal site does not constitute sensitive infilling or rounding off of the hamlet cluster as required by Policy HOU 05, representing instead an outward expansion on the periphery, and the location would result in high car dependency contrary to the Framework's sustainability aims.
The substantial harm from policy conflict and unsuitability of location, weighed against the limited benefits of one additional dwelling and minor socio-economic benefits, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 84, 89, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy GEN 01, Policy GEN 03, Policy GEN 05, Policy HOU 05, Policy HOU 07, Policy ENV02
Judgments cited: New Dawn Homes Ltd v SSCLG [2016] EWHC 3314 (Admin); R (City of Westminster) v First Secretary of State and Brandlord Ltd [2003] EWHC 1017 (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.