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Allowed19 October 20266008376

Plough Meadow, Land South Of Hall Road, Alderford, Norwich, NR9 5NQ

Planning appeal 6008376 at Plough Meadow, Land South Of Hall Road, Alderford, Norwich, NR9 5NQ (Broadland) was allowed on 19 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Grade II* listed buildings, known as Great Witchingham Hall and the Church of Saint John the Baptist, including whether it would preserve their settings.

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Authority
Broadland
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy
Postcode
NR9 5NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Grade II* listed buildings, known as Great Witchingham Hall and the Church of Saint John the Baptist, including whether it would preserve their settings
  • the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the features of national and European nature conservation sites at the River Wensum
  • the effect of the proposed development on the use of best and most versatile agricultural land (BMVAL)

What decided it

The public benefits of the proposal, including substantial renewable energy and climate change benefits, outweighed the low level of harm identified to the significance of the Grade II* listed buildings, and no harm was found on the other main issues.

The low level of harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed buildings, to which substantial weight was given to their conservation and considerable weight to the harm, was outweighed by the weight attached to the public benefits arising from the development, including substantial benefits from renewable energy generation and significant weight to biodiversity net gain.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GNLP Policy 3GNLP Policy 2DMDPD Policy EN1DMDPD Policy GC2DMDPD Policy GC5DMDPD Policy GC4(i)DMDPD Policy GC4(iv)DMDPD Policy EN2DMDPD Policy CSU5DMDPD Policy TS3
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy N2Policy N6

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