11/00713/F - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

The applicant states that 11 units have been created since consent was granted. It has only
been possible to sell 4 of these. All of these were sold to existing VAT-registered
organisations. None have been sold to private individuals.
It is the applicant’s view that the nature of the development would not be materially affected
by removal of the condition, notwithstanding that the development plan does not support
development outside the development boundary. The applicant also points out that the barn
fronting Hunstanton Road falls within the built environment.
The applicant believes that the proposed amendments to the condition would be compliant
with advice contained in ‘Good Practice Guide on Planning for Tourism’. Quoting from the
guide, the applicant states that the main aim of occupancy conditions is to ensure that “the
premises are only used by visitors and do not become part of the local housing stock”. It is
the applicant’s belief that the proposed conditions would achieve this aim without specific
reference to holiday use or to a property not being the sole or main place of residence. This
would allow the properties to be marketed without VAT and financed by domestic
mortgages, helping to make the development viable and bringing about the economic
benefits originally envisaged.
PLANNING HISTORY
06/02092/FM – Alteration, extension and change of use of listed farmhouse to create a hotel,
conversion of barns and outbuildings into hotel suites, health spa and leisure facilities,
conversion of existing barns and construction of new barns to create 33 holiday cottages,
change of use of agricultural land to 9 hole golf course, erection of new clubhouse,
associated infrastructure and parking – Manor Farm, 68 Hunstanton Road, Heacham –
Refused – Development Control Board – 2006
07/00437/FM – Hotel, self catering holiday cottages, leisure club and spa, golf course and
club house – Manor Farm, Hunstanton Road, Heacham – Approved – Development Control
Board – 2007
07/01718/FM – Variation of condition 31 attached to 07/00437/FM (hours of opening) –
Approved – Development Control Board – 2007
RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION
Parish Council: OBJECT despite the compelling circumstances, the reason for the
condition remains valid.
REPRESENTATIONS
One letter has been received but the comments relate to the opening hours rather than to
holiday occupation.
NATIONAL GUIDANCE
PPS7 - “Sustainable Development in Rural Areas” (2004) aims to promote sustainable
patterns of development in rural areas and contains specific advice on the consideration of
applications for agricultural dwellings.
11/00302/F Development Control Board
25 July 2011
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