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Dismissed7 June 20233296134

Land to the North of Thelnetham Road, Hopton

Planning appeal 3296134 at Land to the North of Thelnetham Road, Hopton (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 7 June 2023 by Inspector Holden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy for the location of housing.

up to 47 dwellings with all matters reserved accept for means of access

Authority
West Suffolk
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Holden S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to local and national planning policy for the location of housing

What decided it

The location of the development outside the settlement boundary conflicts with the Council's spatial strategy and settlement hierarchy, and this substantial harm outweighs the significant benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.

the significant social and economic benefits of 47 new dwellings and 40% affordable housing were outweighed by the substantial harm of locating development outside the settlement boundary contrary to the spatial strategy and the moderate harm of requiring longer journeys for employment, secondary education and other services

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS4Policy CS13Policy RV3Policy DM5Policy DM27Policy CS5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80

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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