Planning appeal decision
Flat at 12-14 Norwich Street, Fakenham, NR21 9AE
Planning appeal 6005491 at Flat at 12-14 Norwich Street, Fakenham, NR21 9AE (North Norfolk) was dismissed on 2 June 2026 by Inspector H Whitfield, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Fakenham Conservation Area.
window replacement
- Authority
- North Norfolk
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- other
- Inspector
- H Whitfield
- Postcode
- NR21 9AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Fakenham Conservation Area
What decided it
The replacement windows cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area, with no defined substantiated public benefit to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN7EN8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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