®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Wickham Lane, Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4QP
Planning appeal 3272921 at Land West of Wickham Lane, Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4QP (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2021 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to local and national policies concerned with the location of new development and the effect on the character and appearance of the local area.
erection of detached eco dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Callister V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to local and national policies concerned with the location of new development and the effect on the character and appearance of the local area
What decided it
The proposal would introduce an isolated residential development in the countryside contrary to Paragraph 80 of the Framework, and the modest benefits do not outweigh the harmful impact when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
The harmful impact of the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS5Policy H7Policy GP1Policy H15emerging Policy LP01
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 130Paragraph 8Paragraph 9
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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