Planning appeal decision
Ardley House Lavenham Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0SF
Planning appeal 3286928 at Ardley House Lavenham Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0SF (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 11 August 2022 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a sustainable location for the development proposed.
the erection of 1 No. holiday unit (Unit 5)
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- CO10 0SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a sustainable location for the development proposed
- The effect of the proposal on the character of the area
What decided it
Policy CS17 and NPPF paragraph 84 provide clear support for sustainable rural tourism development, and the site's proximity to village and town facilities combined with the absence of harm to character justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CR19Policy CS17Policy CS2Policy CS15Policy LP16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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