®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Assington Barns, The Street, Assington, SUDBURY, CO10 5LW
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access for the construction of 18 dwellings comprising 10 x three bed bungalows, 1 x four bed bungalows and 7 x one bed almshouse type units for older persons’. Appeal B: APP/D3505/W/21/3287380 Land to the east of The Barn, Assington Barns, The Street, Assington CO10 5LW
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposal would provide a suitable site for housing, having regard to the Council's Spatial Strategy, the local need for homes, the provision of affordable housing, and any effects on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, including to the Special Landscape Area
- Appeal B: whether suitable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings, with regard to external space and outlook; the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings; whether the proposal would be at risk from surface water flooding or its development would increase such risks elsewhere; and whether the proposal would affect the provision of community facilities
What decided it
The proposals would not accord with the development plan when considered as a whole, with the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, failure to demonstrate proven local need for the housing mix, and (for Appeal B) poor living conditions and unresolved flood risk outweighing the benefits of housing delivery.
The considerable and moderate benefits associated with housing delivery and economic benefits in Appeal A, and moderate and limited benefits in Appeal B, were outweighed by the considerable weight of adverse impacts from non-compliance with the development plan regarding spatial strategy, housing need, character and appearance harm, living conditions, and flood risk, such that the proposals did not amount to sustainable development.
Framework references: 8, 14, 78, 167, 174
Plan policies cited: CSP Policy CS1, CSP Policy CS2, CSP Policy CS11, CSP Policy CS15, CSP Policy CS18, CSP Policy CS19, LP Policy HS34, LP Policy CR04, ANP Policy ASSN1, ANP Policy ASSN2, ANP Policy ASSN5, ANP Policy ASSN6, ANP Policy ASSN14, ANP Policy ASSN17, JLP Policy SP03
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.