®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Common Road, Hopton, Suffolk, IP22 2QU
2 self-build dwellings
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development accords with the spatial strategy, and its impact on the character and appearance of the area
- if development plan conflict would result from the above, whether material considerations exist to indicate a decision should be made otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The development would conflict with the spatial strategy by extending the cluster rearwards in a manner that would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, and no material considerations, including self-build housing need or potential housing land supply shortfall, were sufficient to outweigh this harm and development plan conflict.
the harm to character and appearance and development plan conflict significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy CS1, Core Strategy Policy CS3, Core Strategy Policy CS4, Core Strategy Policy CS13, DMPD Policy DM2, DMPD Policy DM5, DMPD Policy DM7, DMPD Policy DM22, DMPD Policy DM27, Rural Vision 2031 Policy RV3
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.