®Planning appeal decision
Land West of PROW 21, Woods Lane, Melton, Suffolk, IP12 1PH
Outline Application for up to 27no. Self Build and Custom dwellings
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the council has made adequate provision for self build dwellings, in accordance with the provisions of the Self Build and Custom Housing Act 2015
- whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed dwellings
- whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for affordable housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
the cumulative significant weight given to conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, absence of affordable housing provision, and harm to character and appearance outweighed the significant weight given to self-build housing delivery
the significant weight afforded to conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy, lack of affordable housing provision, and harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the significant weight given to self-build housing delivery and other limited benefits
Framework references: 65, 63, 64
Plan policies cited: Policy SCLP5.9, Policy SCLP3.2, Policy SCLP3.3, Policy SCLP5.3, Policy MEL1, Policy SCLP5.10, Policy SCLP10.4, Policy SCLP10.5
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.