306 Main Road, Kesgrave, IPSWICH, IP5 2PS

Redevelopment to provide 3 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: East Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wallace J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for development having regard to the settlement hierarchy and development strategy for the authority, and if it is not, whether there are any material considerations that would justify reaching a different conclusion
the effect of the development on the integrity of habitats sites

What decided it

The absence of a securing mechanism to ensure the financial contribution towards habitats mitigation would be used for the measures set out in the RAMS meant the proposal could not be concluded to adequately mitigate its likely significant adverse effect on the integrity of the designated habitats sites.

the benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, economic benefits, biodiversity enhancements and efficient use of previously developed land) would outweigh the conflict with development plan location policies, but this was outweighed by the unmitigated adverse effect on habitats site integrity

Framework references: 60, 69, 119, 120, 80, 15

Plan policies cited: SCLP3.2, SCLP3.3, SCLP5.3, SCLP5.4, SCLP5.5, SCLP5.6, SCLP5.11, SCLP10.1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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