®Planning appeal decision
Land at Brick Kiln Farm, Welborne, Mattishall, NR20 3LD
outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for 2 no. self-build dwellings with associated garages, parking and garden / amenity space
- Authority
- South Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the Council's development plan and its access to services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the integrity of the habitat sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply, combined with the shortfall in self-build permissions and the site's compliance with GNLP Policy 7.5 for self-build housing in small settlements, meant the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited harm from distance to services and facilities.
The modest but important benefits of self-build housing delivery and efficient use of land outweighed the limited harm from the site's distance from services and facilities, particularly given the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the policy intention of GNLP Policy 7.5 to operate as an exception in rural parishes.
Framework references: 11, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1.3, Policy DM1.1, Policy 7.5, GNLP Policy 2, Local Plan Policy DM 3.10, GNLP Policies 2(5), Policy DM3.8, Local Plan Policy DM4.4, GNLP Policy 3
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.