Planning appeal decision
Old Joes Golf Leisure & Venue, Joes Road, Cornard Tye, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0QB
Planning appeal 3279283 at Old Joes Golf Leisure & Venue, Joes Road, Cornard Tye, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0QB (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to its accessibility.
described on the planning application form as ‘Outline application for the installation of 2no. holiday lodges and a golf simulator building with all matters reserved.’
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- CO10 0QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to its accessibility
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area, including the Special Landscape Area
- The effect on the setting of the nearby listed building
What decided it
The inevitable overreliance on the private motor vehicle for visitors to the holiday lodges, contrary to the requirement in Core Strategy Policy CS15 to minimise the need to travel by car and prioritise non-car modes of travel.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CS17Core Strategy Policy CS15Saved Local Plan Policy CR04Emerging Local Plan Policy LP14Saved Local Plan Policy EM20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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