| 1. | The proposal constitutes an unacceptable extension of domestic usage into countryside beyond the settlement boundary of the village, i.e. the 'Village Development Limit' as shown on the Proposals Map of the adopted Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan. This area is designated as being 'Landscape Important to the Setting of settlements' and as an area of landscape interest where only those proposals that are in keeping with the rural character of the area will be permitted. In this case, the siting of a container for the storage domestic paraphernalia, provision of hard standing for a vehicle or boat and the storage of a car trailer etc., together with the erection of screen fencing would, collectively, be an obtrusive feature in the landscape which would not be in keeping with this rural location.
For the above reasons, the Borough Council considers the the proposal is contrary to national and local policies designed to protect the countryside. In particular, the proposal does not meet the objectives of Policies NNV5 and NNV7 of the adopted Great Yarmoth Borough-Wide Local Plan which are, respectively, "To protect the setting of settlements and prevent urban sprawl" and "Protection of the countryside for its own sake". |
