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Dismissed11 May 20233301185

Land West of Bell Green, Holly Tree Farmhouse, Bell Green, Bell Green, Cratfield, Suffolk, IP19 0DN

Planning appeal 3301185 at Land West of Bell Green, Holly Tree Farmhouse, Bell Green, Bell Green, Cratfield, Suffolk, IP19 0DN (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 11 May 2023 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for housing development, with particular reference to Policies SCLP3.1, SCLP3.3, SCLP5.3, SCLP5.4 and SCLP12.34 of the East Suffolk Council – Suffolk Coastal Local Plan, adopted 2020.

development of no. 3 residential units

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Berry A
Postcode
IP19 0DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is in a suitable location for housing development, with particular reference to Policies SCLP3.1, SCLP3.3, SCLP5.3, SCLP5.4 and SCLP12.34 of the East Suffolk Council – Suffolk Coastal Local Plan, adopted 2020
  • Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing development having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities and whether there would be a reliance on the private car
  • The effect of the proposed development on the landscape character of the surrounding area
  • The effect of the proposed development on the setting of two Grade II listed buildings
  • The effect of the proposed development on protected and priority species

What decided it

The proposal failed to meet the locational requirements of Policy SCLP5.4 as it was positioned adjacent to rather than within the defined cluster, and the cumulative harm to landscape character and listed building settings could not be justified by the modest housing benefits offered.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SCLP3.1SCLP3.3SCLP5.3SCLP5.4SCLP12.34SCLP7.1SCLP10.4SCLP11.3SCLP11.4SCLP10.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 105Paragraph 194Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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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