Peg Weasel Farm Bears Lane, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RX

Planning appeal 3290149 at Peg Weasel Farm Bears Lane, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RX (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2023 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed dwelling would be appropriate with regard to the accessibility of the site to services and facilities.

1 number detached dwelling

Authority: Babergh District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Price J
Postcode: CO10 9RX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed dwelling would be appropriate with regard to the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
whether the proposed dwelling would be appropriate with regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal's location in countryside well beyond the walking distance threshold for services and facilities, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of a Special Landscape Area, conflicted with the development plan as a whole and the small benefits did not overcome this conflict.

the significant harm to accessibility to services and facilities and to character and appearance of the Special Landscape Area outweighed the small benefits of economic activity, slight biodiversity gain and a single dwelling in an area with adequate five-year housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H1Policy CS2Policy CS15Policy CS11Policy CR04Policy CN01Policy CS1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 174

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