®Planning appeal decision
Mill Farm, Mill Lane, Flordon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1LX
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
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.
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1.3, Policy DM1.4, Policy DM3.8, Policy DM3.10, Policy DM4.5, Policy 7.5, Policy 2, Policy 3
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.