®Planning appeal decision
The Forge, Church Street, Groton, CO10 5HD
erection of a new detached residential dwelling (following demolition of existing garage)
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be consistent with local and national policies relating to the location of new housing development
- The effect on the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed development in terms of land contamination
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The most important policies of the development plan are out-of-date, and the Framework supports the presumption in favour of sustainable development for the proposed dwelling, such that the adverse impacts do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The conflict with the out-of-date development plan policies was outweighed by the moderate housing benefit and the presumption in favour of sustainable development in the Framework, which itself supports an additional dwelling in this location.
Framework references: 11, 183, 184
Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS15, Policy CS1, Policy HS28
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.