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Dismissed1 July 20266005776

Land to the Rear of White House, High Common Road, North Lopham, IP22 2HS

Planning appeal 6005776 at Land to the Rear of White House, High Common Road, North Lopham, IP22 2HS (Breckland District Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2026 by Inspector L Fern, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal regarding the spatial strategy and accessibility.

erection of 2 self-build residential dwellings

Authority
Breckland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
L Fern
Postcode
IP22 2HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal regarding the spatial strategy and accessibility
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on trees
  • the effect of the proposal on ecology

What decided it

The site's unsuitability regarding spatial strategy and accessibility, combined with erosion of a visually important rural gap, means the identified harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits when assessed against the Framework, and the proposal conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole.

The benefits relating to housing supply, self-build provision, efficient use of land and local economic contributions attracted only moderate weight overall, whereas the site's unsuitability from spatial and accessibility perspectives weighed significantly against the scheme, with the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN01Policy TR01Policy TR02Policy GEN03Policy HOU02Policy GEN05Policy HOU04Policy HOU05Policy ENV06Policy ENV02
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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