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Land and Premises Known As One Acre Stables, Brockford Road, Mendlesham, Suffolk, IP14 5SG
Planning appeal 3238574 at Land and Premises Known As One Acre Stables, Brockford Road, Mendlesham, Suffolk, IP14 5SG (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 14 April 2022 by Inspector Perrins R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside location.
without planning permission, the change of use of agricultural land for the stationing of caravans for residential occupation; erection of buildings; laying of hardstanding; and formation of two new vehicular accesses off Brockford Road
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Perrins R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside location.
- The effect of the development upon the setting of nearby listed buildings
- Whether the development would comply with planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding.
- Whether the appeal site is situated within a sustainable location.
- whether there are any other considerations to outweigh any harm identified.
What decided it
The lack of any available alternative gypsy and traveller sites combined with the appellants' personal circumstances and unmet need was sufficient to outweigh the identified harms, but only to justify a temporary, personal permission rather than a permanent one.
The significant harm to character and appearance and very significant flood risk harm, together with lesser sustainability/highway concerns, were weighed against the significant need for pitches, the lack of alternative sites and the appellants' personal circumstances; the balance did not favour a permanent permission but tipped in favour of a temporary, personal permission for three years.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H7Policy CS 1Policy CS 2Policy CS 5Policy CS4Policy CS10Policy HB1
- Judgments
- Britannia Assets (UK) Ltd v SSCLG [2011] EWHC 1980 (Admin)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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