Land North-West of Moat Farm Barns, The Tye, Barking, Suffolk, IP6 8JE

described on the planning application form as ‘Change of use of land - Erection of 1no, two storey, self-build/agricultural workers dwelling, integral office/garage/store utilising existing vehicular access

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Simpson L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for the proposed development with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development and in particular, whether there is a proven, essential and immediate need for a rural worker's dwelling in the location proposed
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area including consideration of the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed buildings

What decided it

The absence of a proven, essential and immediate need for a rural worker's dwelling in this isolated location, resulting in conflict with the development plan's strategy for locating residential development.

the limited economic and social benefits of the additional dwelling did not outweigh the harm caused to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole

Framework references: 80, 130, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy H10, Policy GP1, Policy HB1

Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greyread Limited & Granville Development Limited [2017]; Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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