Planning appeal decision
Meadow View Wash Lane, Beccles, NR34 8TP
Planning appeal 3281828 at Meadow View Wash Lane, Beccles, NR34 8TP (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not condition 2 meets the tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework with particular reference to the test of necessity.
construction of a new farmhouse without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref W14887, dated 4 June 1990
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Palmer N
- Postcode
- NR34 8TP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not condition 2 meets the tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework with particular reference to the test of necessity
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate compliance with Policy WLP8.8 requirements for marketing and availability to Registered Providers, and the need for affordable rural workers housing outweighs the occupant's personal circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy WLP1.2Policy WLP8.8
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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