®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent No 8 Earls Green Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4SB
described on the application form as “Erection of detached dwelling and garage
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- highway and pedestrian safety, with specific regard to whether the scheme makes adequate provision for visibility at the site access
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance from the incongruous encroachment into the field enclosure pattern and disruption of mature hedgerows, combined with inadequate visibility splays for highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling.
the adverse impacts of the scheme would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited economic and social benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 110, 111, 112, 130, 174, 213
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy, Policy FC 1.1 of the Core Strategy Focused Review, Policy T10 of the Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.