36 assisted and affordable homes at Land North Of Stony Lane, Station Road, Reepham

“Applicant’s Name: Reepham Care Village Limited Site Address Land north of Stony Lane, Station Road, Reepham, Norfolk Proposal Erection of 22no. assisted bungalows (C2 use), 14no. dwellings (C3 use) and associated works…”

“The application is submitted as a full planning application and comprises 22no. assisted living bungalows (use class C2), with a further 14no. dwellings (split as 10no. flats and 4no. houses) and associated works. Of the 14no. dwellings, 12no. would be affordable.”

“The site is set south and east broadly of Marriott’s Way, the route of the former railway line now a well-used footpath (also a County Wildlife Site) running east- west and commercial businesses at the former adjacent station buildings / goods yard which consist of Blackham Station Café, a small haberdashery / craft shop (Cushion Cottage), a barbers and a sports massage clinic (SoPhysical).”

“Further to the north on the opposite side of Marriott’s Way is a further collection of commercial / industrial units at Collers Way. Aside from a hairdressing salon opposite the Co-op on Cawston Road and further beyond that the Crown Public House, the area is otherwise surrounded in the main by residential housing of varying ages.”

“The original development 20180963 as referenced has been part implemented to date (the 15 assisted living bungalows and Co-op) with some ongoing remedial / groundworks still underway on site. The remaining parts of the originally approved development included offices (use class B1a at the time) – where the 14 dwellings are now proposed and a care home (60-bed, use class C2), assembly room / club house (use class C2) and 20 assisted flats.”

“The report has considered the benefits and impacts of development. Some minor environmental impacts have been identified only through, in the case of healthy trees / hedgerows, some small-scale and isolated loss within the site of two category B trees (T26, T27) and some modest hedgerow removal (within categories B / C, at G30, G31).”

“Furthermore, given the Council also cannot currently demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply and that the residential-led development for this latest parcel of the allocation site, is considered to positively align with key NPPF paragraphs in the consideration of the ‘tilted balance’, and in assessment of this, it is considered the very minor / limited adverse impacts identified in no way significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposals as…”

“Decision : Members voted unanimously to authorise the Assistant Director of Planning to approve subject to the following conditions, the completion of a Section 106 Agreement and subject to no objections being received from Natural England regarding Nutrient Neutrality mitigation:”