®Planning appeal decision
2, Skedge Way, Blofield Heath, Norfolk, NR13 4RY
Planning appeal 6003515 at 2, Skedge Way, Blofield Heath, Norfolk, NR13 4RY (Broadland District Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2026 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed parking provision on highway safety.
a new, self built 2 bedroom bungalow
- Authority
- Broadland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- NR13 4RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed parking provision on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of protected European sites, with particular regard to recreational pressure and nutrient neutrality
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to secure adequate mitigation for recreational pressure and nutrient neutrality impacts on the Broads SAC, combined with the unresolved parking and highway safety conflict, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and material considerations did not indicate otherwise.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and self-build development were outweighed by the harm to protected European sites and the conflict with development plan policies on parking and highway safety, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development not applying due to the nature conservation harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TS3Policy TS4Policy HOU5Policy 2Policy 3Policy HOU4Policy GC4Policy EN1Policy EN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCH 2823 (Admin)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.