Land Off Hazel Shrub, Hazel Shrub, Bentley, IP9 2DG

the “erection of 1no. dwelling and garage with associated landscaping

Authority: Babergh District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wyatt G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the location of the development is appropriate having regard to the development plan
the effect of the development on the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Special Protection Area

What decided it

The serious harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the AONB significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited economic and social benefits of the single dwelling.

the serious harm to character and appearance and the setting of the AONB outweighs the limited economic benefits and social benefits from housing delivery, even when the tilted balance is applied

Framework references: 176, 130, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CN01, Policy CR02, Policy HS28, Policy CS1, Policy CS11, Policy CS15

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

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.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.