Planning appeal decision
Newall Plant Limited, Heron Farm, Bunwell Road, Besthorpe, NR17 2LN, NR17 2LN
Planning appeal 6004955 at Newall Plant Limited, Heron Farm, Bunwell Road, Besthorpe, NR17 2LN, NR17 2LN (Norfolk County Council) was allowed on 8 July 2026 by Inspector R Gee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the variation of condition 1 on the living conditions of nearby residents.
Proposed Aggregate and Soil Recovery Facility (Part Retrospective) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref FUL/2023/0019, dated 7 February 2024
- Authority
- Norfolk County Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- minerals-waste
- Inspector
- R Gee
- Postcode
- NR17 2LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the variation of condition 1 on the living conditions of nearby residents
- the effect on character and appearance
What decided it
The updated noise assessment demonstrating compliance with noise restrictions and guidelines for mineral operations, combined with the absence of objections from the Environment Agency and Environmental Pollution Officer, and the temporary and limited nature of the elevated working, justified allowing the variation of condition 1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MW1Policy WP16Policy GEN02Policy ENV05Policy ENV06Policy COM01Policy COM03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 201
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.
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