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Allowed10 September 20266005970

Land South of Litcham Road, Mileham, PE32 2PU

Planning appeal 6005970 at Land South of Litcham Road, Mileham, PE32 2PU (Breckland District Council) was allowed on 10 September 2026 by Inspector R Gee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for a residential development, with particular regard to the spatial strategy and accessibility of services and facilities.

Construction of 6 new dwellings including affordable units

Authority
Breckland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Gee
Postcode
PE32 2PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is an appropriate location for a residential development, with particular regard to the spatial strategy and accessibility of services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on character and appearance
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of habitats sites
  • if there is any harm, whether this is outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

the substantial weight attributable to housing and affordable housing delivery in the context of the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites outweighed the moderate locational and landscape harms under the Policy S5 test

the substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery were not substantially outweighed by the moderate locational and landscape harms, applying Policy S5

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN03Policy GEN05Policy HOU05Policy ENV02Policy GEN02Policy COM01Policy ENV05
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3Policy S4Policy S5Policy HO7Policy HO1Policy DP3Policy N2

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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