®Planning appeal decision
Hadleigh Quarry, Aldham Mill Hill, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 6DL
Planning appeal 3264296 at Hadleigh Quarry, Aldham Mill Hill, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 6DL (Suffolk County Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2021 by Inspector Warder S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of varying the conditions on noise impacts on nearby residential properties and the character of the landscape to the north of the site having regard to the mitigation proposed.
the erection of a wash plant and associated Silt Lagoons without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref SCC/0157/17B, dated 23 January 2018
- Authority
- Suffolk County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Warder S
- Postcode
- IP7 6DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of varying the conditions on noise impacts on nearby residential properties and the character of the landscape to the north of the site having regard to the mitigation proposed
- the effects of varying the conditions on highway safety having regard to the mitigation proposed
- the effects of varying the conditions on air quality impacts on nearby residential properties having regard to the mitigation proposed
What decided it
The inadequate noise assessment demonstrating that harmful noise impacts on nearby residential properties and the character of the landscape to the north of the site could not be ruled out, which outweighed the economic benefits of the proposals.
Although the proposals would allow more flexible quarry operation with economic benefits supported by Framework paragraph 209 and 211, the failure to adequately demonstrate that noise impacts would not be harmful, contrary to Framework paragraph 210(c), meant that the claimed benefits did not outweigh the noise concerns, resulting in dismissal of Appeal B; Appeal A was allowed as it concerned only the floodlighting condition which was not in dispute.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP4 of the Suffolk Minerals and Waste Local Plan July 2020Policy CS15 of the Babergh Core Strategy February 2014Policy DC8 of the Suffolk Minerals Core Strategy Adopted Version September 2008
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 43Paragraph 56Paragraph 108Paragraph 110Paragraph 209Paragraph 210Paragraph 211
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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