®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Little Owl Lodge, Ashfield Road, Norton, Suffolk, IP31 3NN
Planning appeal 3283837 at Land South of Little Owl Lodge, Ashfield Road, Norton, Suffolk, IP31 3NN (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
a single 3-bed dwelling with parking and access
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- IP31 3NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of the neighbouring grade II listed buildings
What decided it
The significant environmental harm arising from the location's remoteness from services and facilities, requiring car dependency for day-to-day needs, outweighed the limited benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
The moderate weight given to conflict with development plan policies and the significant environmental harm from car dependency substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of one dwelling when considered against the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy H7Policy FC1Policy FC1.1Policy HB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 105
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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