®Planning appeal decision
Peg Weasel Farm Bears Lane, Lavenham, SUDBURY, CO10 9RX
1 number detached dwelling
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
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
Framework references: 11, 80, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy CS2, Policy CS15, Policy CS11, Policy CR04, Policy CN01, Policy CS1
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.