| 1. | The proposed change of use to form a vegetable garden and lawned area would constitute an unacceptable incursion of domestic usage into open countryside remote from any established settlement. This area is designated as being 'Landscape Important to the Broadland Scene' in the adopted Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan. Furthermore, the proposal to erect 1.8 metre high close boarded fencing as a means of enclosure would result in the creation of an obtrusive 'hard edge' to the application site which would not be in keeping with this rural location, and would not, as in the case of a hedgerow of native species, provide for wildlife habitat creation.
For the above reasons, the Borough Council considers that 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 NNV2 and NNV10 of the Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan which are, repectively, "To safeguard the varied character and features of the landscape within and adjoining the Plan Area" and "To enhance the variety and quality of landscapes". |
