®Planning appeal decision
Land Off Alburgh Road, Hempnall, Norwich, NR15 2NS
Planning appeal 6004780 at Land Off Alburgh Road, Hempnall, Norwich, NR15 2NS (South Norfolk) was allowed on 25 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of 1no detached self-build dwelling and ancillary storage outbuilding
- Authority
- South Norfolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NR15 2NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to local planning policy for the location of housing and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and its failure to meet its statutory duty to provide sufficient self-build and custom housing plots, combined with the absence of harm to character and appearance and the accessibility of the site, justified the grant of permission in principle.
The social, environmental and economic benefits of the proposal—comprising housing delivery against a shortfall, self-build provision against unmet statutory duty, and a new footway—amount to overriding benefits justifying the spatial location outside a settlement boundary, outweighing the principle of countryside restraint.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1.4 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Management Policies Document (2015)Policy DM4.5 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Management Policies Document (2015)Policy DM1.3 of the South Norfolk Local Plan Development Management Policies Document (2015)Policy 7.5 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan (2024)Policy 3 of the Greater Norwich Local Plan (2024)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.