Land South of Hadleigh Road, Boxford, Suffolk, CO10 5HX

outline planning application for the erection of a detached two-storey eco dwelling, and garage block together with alterations to the existing vehicular access

Authority: Babergh District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Berry A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development
its effect on the character, appearance and significance of the setting of the Conservation Area and two Grade II listed buildings
its effect on the special landscape character and quality of the area
its effect on flood risk

What decided it

The appeal site is located in the countryside as an isolated dwelling that does not meet the exceptional circumstances test in NPPF paragraph 80, making it an unsuitable location for residential development contrary to Policy CS2 of the Core Strategy.

Framework references: 80, 194, 202, 159, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS1, Policy CN06, Policy CN08, Policy CR04

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

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.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.