Nine dwellings at Land Off Of Heathfield Road, High Kelling

“The application site is located outside of but immediately adjacent to the settlement boundary of High Kelling which is classified as a Small Growth Village within Policy SS1 of the adopted North Norfolk Local Plan. A small amount of development will be focused in and adjacent to the defined Small Growth Villages reflecting their limited service role to help address housing needs and support vitality and sustainability across the rural area.”

“Table 3 'Small Growth Villages - Indicative Growth Figures' present an indicative growth figure for each settlement rather than a specific requirement. The indicative growth figures in Table 3 are derived from applying a percentage uplift to the published ONS population data for each parish divided by average household size of 2.3 (not the number of existing dwellings in a village). For High Kelling, the table confirms that a total of 20no. new dwellings can be provided.”

“The site is considered appropriate for the development of 9no. dwellings in principle, and the proposal aligns with the requirements of the Local Plan. There are no significant factors suggesting that the application should be determined otherwise. Consequently, approval is recommended.”

“Approval of Permission in Principle for up to 9 dwellings…”

“The proposed development outside the NNDC Local Plan settlement boundary raises significant concerns due to narrow, unadopted access roads, Warren Road and Heathfield Close, unable to accommodate increased traffic from an anticipated 58 additional vehicle movements daily. Previous planning applications were rejected over safety issues at the dangerous Avenue junction with the A148, which struggles with high vehicle speeds and visibility.”

“Norfolk County Council Highways – Comments The permission in principle consent route has two stages. The first (‘permission in principle’) stage establishes whether a site is suitable in-principle and the second (‘technical details consent’) stage is when the detailed development proposals are assessed. This application relates to the first of these two stages.”

“Public consultation of the application took place for a period of 21 days between 11.02.2026 and 06.03.2026. Forty-three letters of objection have been received and raise the following issues:”

“Heathfield Road, Avenue Road and Pine Heath Road are wide enough to enable two cars passing each other although only with difficulty • Access Appraisal Document 1007.0028/AATN/3 states Avenue Road has a 30mph speed limit which is incorrect, it has a 10mph limit • Unacceptable increase in vehicular movements • Pineheath Road would be inappropriate as an access road to Avenue Road • Impact on wildlife • Heathfield Road does not have a width of 5.4m as stated within the…”

“PP/26/0186 - Residential development comprising 9 dwellings (application for permission in principle) at Land Off Of Heathfield Road, High Kelling Conditional Approval…”