®Planning appeal decision
Mill Farm, Mill Lane, Flordon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1LX
Planning appeal 6003152 at Mill Farm, Mill Lane, Flordon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1LX (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant development plan policies for development in the countryside and the site's accessibility to services and facilities.
the erection of 2 new build barn style dwellings and carports with additional residential land - Following permission for 2 new dwellings via a class Q approval (ref number 2023/1233)
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- NR15 1LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant development plan policies for development in the countryside and the site's accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance through suburbanisation and domestication of the countryside, combined with the unsustainable location requiring reliance on private vehicles, outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits of delivering one or two dwellings.
The adverse impacts of the development in terms of unsustainable location and harm to character and appearance, assessed against the Framework's key policies on sustainable locations and well-designed places, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering housing and making effective use of land, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1.3Policy DM1.4Policy DM3.8Policy DM3.10Policy DM4.5Policy 7.5Policy 2Policy 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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