®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Westcliffe House, Barrows Hole Lane, Little Dunham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2DP
erection of 4 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location would result in future occupiers being overwhelmingly dependent on private vehicles, conflicting with the Framework's expectation that development should be actively managed to promote sustainable transport, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing benefits.
The adverse impacts of unsustainable location and harm to character and appearance, given significant and moderate weight respectively, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the medium-weighted social, economic and environmental benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 135, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy GEN 01, Policy GEN 02, Policy GEN 03, Policy GEN 05, Policy HOU 05, Policy TR 01, Policy TR 02, Policy COM 01, Policy ENV 05
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.