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Notice varied and upheld11 January 20233272484

Land at Laurel Farm, The Street, St James South Elmham, Suffolk, IP19 0HL

Planning appeal 3272484 at Land at Laurel Farm, The Street, St James South Elmham, Suffolk, IP19 0HL (Suffolk County Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 January 2023 by Inspector Lewis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in an acceptable location, having particular regard to the adopted spatial strategy and the local highway network; the effects on the local environment including character and appearance of Laurel Farm and surrounding area, historic and natural environments, residential amenity and village amenity; and the contribution to local economy and waste management.

Without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use from the permitted established mixed use of residential/industrial (B2)/agriculture to a mixed residential/industrial (B2)/sui generis use as a waste transfer station, including the importation, storage, sorting and processing waste, comprising of commercial and domestic, building, demo lition, metal and wire waste and associated hardstanding

Authority
Suffolk County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Lewis D
Postcode
IP19 0HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is in an acceptable location, having particular regard to the adopted spatial strategy and the local highway network; the effects on the local environment including character and appearance of Laurel Farm and surrounding area, historic and natural environments, residential amenity and village amenity; and the contribution to local economy and waste management

What decided it

The development is not in an acceptable location due to severe highway impacts on unsuitable rural lanes, serious harm to landscape character and heritage assets, unacceptable noise impacts in a quiet rural village, and potential adverse effects on the SSSI, which together demonstrate the development is contrary to development plan policies and national planning policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WLP1.2Policy WLP8.35Policy GP3Policy GP4Policy WP3Policy WP8Policy WP9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 59

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