®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Little Owl Lodge, Ashfield Road, Norton, Suffolk, IP31 3NN
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 79, 80, 105
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy H7, Policy FC1, Policy FC1.1, Policy HB1
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.