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

PLANNING POLICIES
The Norfolk Structure Plan (1999) contains the following policies that are relevant to this
application:
T.2 - requires that the traffic implications of new development are assessed.
The King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Local Plan (1998) contains the following saved policies
that are relevant to the proposal:
4/6 - aims to protect areas of important landscape quality from inappropriate development.
LDF CORE STRATEGY POLICIES
CS01 - Spatial Strategy
CS06 - Development in Rural Areas
CS08 - Sustainable Development
CS12 - Environmental Assets
CS14 - Infrastructure Provision
OTHER GUIDANCE
Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change – Supplement to Planning Policy
Statement 1.
Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation - a good practise guide.
Circular 06/05: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation – Statutory obligations and their
impact within the planning system.
Planning for Renewable Energy: A Companion Guide to PPS22.
Wind Turbine Development: Landscape Assessment, Evaluation and Guidance – Final
Report (Land use Consultants, 2003).
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Landscape Character Assessment – Final
Report (Chris Blandford Associates, 2007).
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
The main issues to be considered for this application are central Government policy on
renewable energy and targets, landscape and visual impact, wildlife and ecology, cultural
heritage and residential amenity. Other issues to be addressed include traffic and highway
safety, access including effect on footpaths and use by horse riders, safety issues and
aviation issues.
10/01419/FM Development Control Board
25 July 2011
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