®Planning appeal decision
2, Skedge Way, Blofield Heath, Norfolk, NR13 4RY
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy TS3, Policy TS4, Policy HOU5, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy HOU4, Policy GC4, Policy EN1, Policy EN4
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCH 2823 (Admin)
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.