Land west of Wickham Lane, Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4QP

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.

Framework references: 11, 78, 79, 80, 130, 8, 9

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy CS5, Policy H7, Policy GP1, Policy H15, emerging Policy LP01

Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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