®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Snipe Farm Road, Clopton, IP13 6SQ
for the erection of 2no. dwellings with cart lodges
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is suitable for new housing
- the effect of the development on wildlife and biodiversity
What decided it
The appeal site's location outside any settlement boundary or cluster of dwellings, combined with the failure to establish the presence or absence of protected species before determination, rendered the proposal unsuitable and unable to be assessed for compliance with biodiversity protection requirements.
The modest benefits of two new dwellings and limited construction-phase economic benefit were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from undermining the plan-led approach to housing delivery and the unacceptable risk to protected species.
Framework references: 79, 174
Plan policies cited: SCLP3.2, SCLP3.3, SCLP5.3, SCLP5.4, SCLP10.1
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.