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Allowed15 June 20263375696

10 Barnard Road, Bowthorpe Employment Area, Norwich, NR5 9JB

Planning appeal 3375696 at 10 Barnard Road, Bowthorpe Employment Area, Norwich, NR5 9JB (Norwich City Council) was allowed on 15 June 2026 by Inspector Coffey L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the existing facility is acceptable having regard to local and national policies that seek to protect community uses.

Construction of a Class E food store with associated access, car parking, servicing and landscaping

Authority
Norwich City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
retail · Major retail and services
Inspector
Coffey L
Postcode
NR5 9JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the loss of the existing facility is acceptable having regard to local and national policies that seek to protect community uses
  • The effect of the proposal on the protected trees
  • The fallback position

What decided it

The limited weight properly attributable to the conflict with Policy DM22 (given the fallback position and the unlikelihood that marketing would secure an alternative community user) was outweighed by the significant public benefits of the scheme.

the significant benefits of the scheme (accessibility and sustainable travel improvements, EV charging provision and economic benefits) outweighed the limited conflict with Policy DM22 arising from loss of the community facility, so that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM22Policy DM18Policy DM1Policy DM7Policy DM16Policy DM28Policy DM30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 98Paragraph 92Paragraph 94

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