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Dismissed21 April 20266004431

Wyvern Farm, Mattishall Road, Garvestone, Norfolk, NR9 4QP

Planning appeal 6004431 at Wyvern Farm, Mattishall Road, Garvestone, Norfolk, NR9 4QP (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 21 April 2026 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.

change in the use of agricultural land and buildings to run a civil engineering business and storage of associated vehicles and equipment, including alterations to buildings and introduction of a new surfaced area (part retrospective)

Authority
Breckland Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Walker C
Postcode
NR9 4QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • whether the site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of local residents, having particular regard to noise generated along the access route and operational activity within the site

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to highway safety from the significant increase in traffic on unsuitable narrow rural lanes, combined with the site's unsuitability as a location for employment development outside any settlement boundary and inadequate mitigation of noise impacts on residential amenity, clearly outweigh the benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TR01Policy TR02Policy EC04Policy HOU12Policy COM01Policy GEN01Policy GEN05Policy COM03
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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