Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Farifax House, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Suffolk, IP22 1AW
Planning appeal 3293989 at Land Adjacent Farifax House, Crossing Road, Palgrave, Suffolk, IP22 1AW (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development.
the erection of 1no dwelling and new vehicular access
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- IP22 1AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary in an unsustainable location where occupiers would be primarily reliant on motor vehicles for everyday needs, with minimal benefits that do not outweigh the adverse impacts.
The minimal economic and social benefits of a single dwelling do not outweigh the adverse impact from reliance on motor vehicles in an unsustainable location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS2H7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8
- Judgments
- Corbett v. Cornwall Council [2020] EWCA Civ 508; North Wiltshire v Secretary of State for the Environment [1993] 65 P&CR 137
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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