Planning appeal decision
Offices James Reinman Marine Ltd, The Broadway, Grimstone End, Pakenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JG
Planning appeal 3278937 at Offices James Reinman Marine Ltd, The Broadway, Grimstone End, Pakenham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JG (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Sturgess M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for development having regard to the Policies of the development plan and the settlement strategy.
Full Planning Permission for Erection of Three No Dwellings and Associated Works (Resubmission of Application Ref: DC/19/0514/FUL)
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sturgess M
- Postcode
- IP31 2JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for development having regard to the Policies of the development plan and the settlement strategy
- whether the proposal provides a mechanism for the delivery of affordable housing within the District
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan settlement strategy by proposing three dwellings in the countryside outside any settlement boundary, exceeding the small-scale housing exception in Policy DM27, and the material considerations advanced do not carry sufficient weight to determine the appeal otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
The conflict with the development plan policies, which are up to date and consistent with the Framework, was given substantial weight and outweighed the limited weight attributed to the material considerations including brownfield remediation, economic benefits, housing supply contribution and removal of commercial use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS4Policy DM5Policy DM27Policy RV3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 120Paragraph 79Paragraph 57
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.
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