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Dismissed25 February 20263376412

Lower Homestead Farm, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7AH

Planning appeal 3376412 at Lower Homestead Farm, Watton Road, Ashill, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 7AH (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 25 February 2026 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

2 self build dwellings

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dring G
Postcode
IP25 7AH

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
  • whether the proposal qualifies as an exemption from biodiversity net gain requirements

What decided it

The cumulative adverse impacts of unsustainable location, harm to rural character, and unresolved biodiversity net gain requirements significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of two dwellings when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The cumulative adverse impacts in terms of unsustainable location, harm to character and appearance, and unmet biodiversity net gain requirements significantly and demonstrably outweigh the cumulative limited benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN 01Policy GEN 02Policy GEN 03Policy GEN 05Policy HOU 02Policy HOU 03Policy COM 01Policy ENV 02Policy ENV 05
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 135Paragraph 187

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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