®Planning appeal decision
Old Gravel Pi, Mill Drove, Blackborough End, Norfolk, PE32 1SW
for the erection of one agricultural building with associated solar panels, battery storage, hard standing and road access to include a weighbridge, planting and ponds
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether sufficient information is advanced to allow for an adequate assessment of the effects of the proposal on the landscape character and the environment
- the effect of the proposal on the ecological value of the site, including habitat and protected species
- whether the proposal is capable of delivering Biodiversity Net Gain
What decided it
The absence of essential ecological surveys and topographical information meant the proposal could not be assessed as having adequate effects on landscape character and ecological value, particularly regarding protected species, such that the harms outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 15
Plan policies cited: LP07, LP18, LP21, LP19
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