Great Yarmouth Borough Council

No.	Condition Text
1.	Policy HOU8 of the adopted Borough-wide Local Plan permits individual dwellings within the village development limit of Hopton subject to certain criteria including (a) that the proposal would not be significantly detrimental to the form and character and setting of the settlement and (e) that the proposal should not be significantly detrimental to the residential amenities of adjoining occupiers or users of land. Policy NNV23 of the Local Plan states that the council will grant consent for the cutting down, topping, lopping or uprooting of a tree protected by a tree preservation order or within a conservation area only if the work is necessary to secure: (a) the proper pruning of the tree for good arboricultural reasons; or, (b) removal of the tree so that the survival or growth prospects of other protected trees are enhanced.
2.	The application site is restricted by the presence of a number of trees (protected by a Tree Preservation Order) which make a significant contribution to the character and appearance of this part of Hopton. The erection of the dwelling proposed would require the removal of some trees and as a result of overshadowing and loss of light to the new dwelling lead to pressure for the removal of others contrary to Policy NNV23 of the Local Plan. Given the constraints of this site the proposed development would constitute overdevelopment and as such would be detrimental to the character of this part of Hopton and therefore be contrary to criterion (a) of Policy HOU8 of the Local Plan; moreover, the rear wall of the proposed house would be right on the new western boundary of the adjoining property and the height and bulk of the new dwelling would have an overbearing impact on the existing property's rear garden area. The proposal would not therefore meet criterion (e) of Policy HOU8.

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Condition Text

Policy HOU8 of the adopted Borough-wide Local Plan permits individual dwellings within the village development limit of Hopton subject to certain criteria including (a) that the proposal would not be significantly detrimental to the form and character and setting of the settlement and (e) that the proposal should not be significantly detrimental to the residential amenities of adjoining occupiers or users of land. Policy NNV23 of the Local Plan states that the council will grant consent for the cutting down, topping, lopping or uprooting of a tree protected by a tree preservation order or within a conservation area only if the work is necessary to secure: (a) the proper pruning of the tree for good arboricultural reasons; or, (b) removal of the tree so that the survival or growth prospects of other protected trees are enhanced.

The application site is restricted by the presence of a number of trees (protected by a Tree Preservation Order) which make a significant contribution to the character and appearance of this part of Hopton. The erection of the dwelling proposed would require the removal of some trees and as a result of overshadowing and loss of light to the new dwelling lead to pressure for the removal of others contrary to Policy NNV23 of the Local Plan. Given the constraints of this site the proposed development would constitute overdevelopment and as such would be detrimental to the character of this part of Hopton and therefore be contrary to criterion (a) of Policy HOU8 of the Local Plan; moreover, the rear wall of the proposed house would be right on the new western boundary of the adjoining property and the height and bulk of the new dwelling would have an overbearing impact on the existing property's rear garden area. The proposal would not therefore meet criterion (e) of Policy HOU8.