Willoway Caravan Park, Turnpike Road, Red Lodge, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, Suffolk, IP28 8LA

(i) change of use of agricultural land to provide 16 caravan pitches and associated amenity green space and (ii) improvement to existing highways access

Authority: West Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Reed D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would prejudice the overall planning of the housing allocation SA9a: Land off Turnpike Road and Coopers Yard
Whether the layout of the proposal would be acceptable in relation to future surrounding residential development and public open space
Whether the proposal would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Breckland Special Protection Area (SPA) or harm the Red Lodge Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
The effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The proposal would prejudice the coordinated planning of the wider SA9a housing allocation and fail to secure necessary connectivity and open space mitigation, causing harm that outweighed the housing benefits.

the benefits of 16 additional dwellings and associated social and economic benefits did not outweigh the significant harm identified in relation to the main issues and the associated conflict with the development plan

Plan policies cited: SALP Policy SA9, JDMPD Policy DM2, JDMPD Policy DM22, JDMPD Policy DM10, JDMPD Policy DM11, JDMPD Policy DM12

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