®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Chapel Cottage, Mellis Road, Yaxley, Suffolk, IP23 8DB
erection of two detached dwellings with garages
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Woodward M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the impact on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The extant planning permission for a single dwelling establishes the principle of housing development on the site and provides a significant fallback position, combined with the application of the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
The identified harms of countryside encroachment, loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, and modest environmental harm from car dependency do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest socio-economic benefits and the fallback position of the extant single dwelling permission, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies and permission should be granted.
Framework references: 11, 79, 126, 130, 175, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy H13, Policy H15, Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy H7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.