Planning appeal decision
Red House Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Harkstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 1BH
Planning appeal 3258585 at Red House Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Harkstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 1BH (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Hunter J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on or near the site.
change of use only of an existing administration building to a rural workers dwelling
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hunter J
- Postcode
- IP9 1BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on or near the site.
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to reside permanently on or near the site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS15Policy CS17Policy CR19
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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