Land west of Old Hall, Watton Road, Colney

6008791·South Norfolk·29 Sept 2026dismissed·2026/0257

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶31

“to local services and”

Summary

A single self-build house just outside Colney's development boundary near Norwich Research Park. Dismissed because nutrient-neutral mitigation (upgrading a septic tank to a package treatment plant) was not secured for the development's lifetime, so harm to The Broads SAC could not be ruled out. Under N6(1) the proposal "should be refused", which settled the S5(1)(j) balance despite substantial weight to one home.

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. generic.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6008791.txt

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