Planning appeal decision
2 Daisy Green Cottages Daisy Green, Groton, Sudbury, CO10 5EN
Planning appeal 3259002 at 2 Daisy Green Cottages Daisy Green, Groton, Sudbury, CO10 5EN (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2021 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
completion of previously approved detached storage barn and change of use as 4 bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Palmer N
- Postcode
- CO10 5EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Its accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable means
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance of the area, combined with inaccessibility to services and facilities by sustainable means, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited social and economic benefits of providing a single dwelling.
The significant harm to character and appearance and limited harm from car reliance substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited social and economic benefits, notwithstanding that Policies CS2 and CS11 were out of date and the tilted balance applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CR19Policy CS2Policy CS11Policy CS15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 127Paragraph 170Paragraph 102Paragraph 103
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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