®Planning appeal decision
Land at Postmill Lane, Fressingfield, Suffolk, IP21 5BL
Planning appeal 3266951 at Land at Postmill Lane, Fressingfield, Suffolk, IP21 5BL (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a sustainable form of development in accordance with national and local policy, having particular regard to the settlement strategy of the development plan.
Outline planning permission for erection of up to 18 dwellings with associated new roads, infrastructure and open space
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Callister V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a sustainable form of development in accordance with national and local policy, having particular regard to the settlement strategy of the development plan
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan settlement strategy, particularly Policy FRES 1 of the Fressingfield Neighbourhood Development Plan which requires a housing needs assessment and demonstration that development cannot be satisfactorily located within the settlement boundary, outweighs the modest benefits of 18 dwellings and rural vitality contribution.
The modest housing benefit and contribution to rural vitality were outweighed by the harm to the settlement strategy, the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, and the unsustainable pattern of development that would result from significantly increasing the overall number of units beyond the policy target for Fressingfield
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy H7Policy FRES 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 78Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 188
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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