Planning appeal decision
Pightles Barn The Common, Chelsworth, Ipswich, IP7 7HY
Planning appeal 3292615 at Pightles Barn The Common, Chelsworth, Ipswich, IP7 7HY (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 16 August 2022 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the dwelling proposed is sustainable development.
the erection of a single storey dwelling, double car port and vehicular access joining the existing from The Common Lane to Pightles Barn
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- IP7 7HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the dwelling proposed is sustainable development
What decided it
The appeal site's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, requiring primary reliance on motor vehicles for everyday needs, means the proposal does not accord with paragraph 79 of the Framework and does not amount to sustainable development.
The economic and social benefits of the proposal and environmental enhancements were outweighed by the unsustainable location outside the settlement boundary and reliance on motor vehicles for accessing services.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS2CS15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 79
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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