®Planning appeal decision
Land off Yarmouth Road, Melton, IP12 1QH
a care village comprising an 80 bedroom care home, together with 72 assisted care bungalows, café/club house, bowling green, car parking, open space provision with associated infrastructure and access
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- community-institutional · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Norman R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the countryside and access to services and facilities
- what is the need for specialist accommodation and whether this is adequately addressed by the Local Plan
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development would provide suitable accommodation, having regard to the affordable housing requirements of Policy SCLP 5.10 and the types and sizes of accommodation proposed
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the area, found to fundamentally and unacceptably erode its rural character, outweighed the benefits of the scheme including the need for specialist elderly accommodation.
The substantial weight given to meeting the need for specialist elderly accommodation, together with moderate weight for economic benefits and affordable/older persons' housing, did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the area and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 110, 112, 62
Plan policies cited: Policy SCLP3.2, Policy SCLP3.3, Policy MEL1, Policy SCLP7.1, Policy SCLP5.8, Policy SCLP10.4, Policy SCLP10.5, Policy SCLP5.10, Policy SCLP9.6
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.