®Planning appeal decision
Ottowa Lodge London Road, Gisleham, Lowestoft, NR33 7QN
Planning appeal 3266109 at Ottowa Lodge London Road, Gisleham, Lowestoft, NR33 7QN (East Suffolk) was allowed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Tudhope S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Outline Application for erection of single storey dwelling with garaging and new highway access
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tudhope S
- Postcode
- NR33 7QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development strategy for the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the qualifying features of nearby European sites
What decided it
The significant weight afforded to the absence of harms to character and appearance and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities, combined with great weight to housing provision on a small site in an accessible location, outweighed the conflict with the development plan policy.
The conflict with the development plan was outweighed by the absence of harm to character and appearance, reasonable accessibility to services and facilities, lack of encroachment into countryside, and the benefits of housing provision on a small accessible site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy WLP8.7Policy WLP8.29
- Judgments
- Court of Justice of the European Union 2018 ruling on mitigation and Appropriate Assessment
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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