Land adjacent to Moonstone, Chilton Street, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8QS

erection of paragraph 79 dwelling with associated landscaping

Authority: West Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Seddon M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
effect on biodiversity
effect on trees

What decided it

The proposed dwelling would not be of the exceptional quality required by paragraph 80 of the NPPF, as it would be a prominent dominant feature in the countryside that would not significantly enhance its immediate setting or be sensitive to the defining characteristics of the rural area.

Framework references: 80, 134, 70

Plan policies cited: Core Strategy policy CS1, Core Strategy policy CS4, Local Plan JDMPD policy DM5, Local Plan JDMPD policy DM27, Core Strategy policy CS3, Local Plan JDMPD policy DM2, Local Plan JDMPD policy DM13, Local Plan JDMPD policy DM22

Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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