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Dismissed12 August 20266008964

Land at Grange Farm, Etling Green, Dereham, NR203ET

Planning appeal 6008964 at Land at Grange Farm, Etling Green, Dereham, NR203ET (Breckland District Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2026 by Inspector C Housden, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Grade II listed building Grange Farmhouse.

4 no. single storey dwellings, associated parking and means of access onto Norwich Road

Authority
Breckland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
C Housden
Postcode
NR20 3ET

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Grade II listed building Grange Farmhouse
  • whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with the spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed Grange Farmhouse and its setting, combined with conflict with the spatial strategy, could not be outweighed by the moderate public benefits of housing delivery.

the moderate public benefits of housing delivery and accessibility to services were outweighed by the less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed Grange Farmhouse and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV 07Policy COM 01Policy GEN 02Policy GEN 03Policy GEN 05Policy HOU 05
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 187Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 232
Judgments
Jones v Mordue [2015] EWCA Civ 1243; Barnwell Manor Wind Energy Ltd v East Northamptonshire DC & Others [2014] EW Civ 137; Bedford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Nuon Uk Ltd [2013] EWHC 2847 (Admin); South Lakeland DC v SSE & Carlisle Diocesan Parsonages Board [1992] 2 WLR 204, [1992] 2 AC 141; R (Williams) v Powys County Council [2017] EWCA Civ 427; R (Palmer) v Herefordshire Council [2016] EWCA Civ 1061

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