Field View, Alby Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7PJ

self-build eco-home

Authority: North Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Fern L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development regarding the spatial strategy and accessibility
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy and accessibility requirements of the development plan and would cause harm to character and appearance, and material considerations do not indicate the appeal should be decided other than in accordance with the development plan.

the limited benefits of housing supply, self-build provision and renewable energy were outweighed by the conflicts with spatial strategy and accessibility policies and the harm to character and appearance

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: LP Policy SS1, LP Policy SS2, LP Policy CC9, LP Policy ENV8

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

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