Planning appeal decision
Old Joes Driving Range & Golf Course, Joes Road, Cornard Tye, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0QB
Planning appeal 3267312 at Old Joes Driving Range & Golf Course, Joes Road, Cornard Tye, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0QB (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2021 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with regard for the accessibility of services and facilities.
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- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- CO10 0QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with regard for the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- the effect of the proposal on the Special Landscape Area (SLA)
What decided it
The cumulative environmental harm from the location outside settlements, adverse biodiversity effects, and unacceptable harm to the Special Landscape Area character outweighed the limited economic and social benefits of a single dwelling.
The benefits of housing delivery and limited economic benefits during construction were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the environmental harm from the unsustainable location, adverse biodiversity effects, and harm to the Special Landscape Area character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15Policy CR04
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 213
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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