Planning appeal decision
Barn Rear Weaver Barn North Of Buckenham Road Lingwood Norfolk, Lingwood, Norfolk, NR13 4NJ
Planning appeal 6003188 at Barn Rear Weaver Barn North Of Buckenham Road Lingwood Norfolk, Lingwood, Norfolk, NR13 4NJ (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2026 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area.
replacement self-build dwelling and cart lodge and change of use of agricultural land to residential garden without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2024/3655, dated 19 June 2025
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Knight A
- Postcode
- NR13 4NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area caused by the relocation of the dwelling to a more easterly position, which would detach it from the existing cluster and spread development outwards into open arable land, contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2(5) of the Greater Norwich Local Plan (2024)Policy GC4(i)Policy GC4(ii)Policy 5 of the Lingwood and Burlingham Neighbourhood Plan (2022)
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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