Land West Of Norwich Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8HU

Planning appeal 3301868 at Land West Of Norwich Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8HU (East Suffolk) was allowed on 23 March 2023 by Inspector Woodwards O, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for an assisted living development, having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance, in particular Policy WLP1.2 of the LP.

An Assisted Living Development (Class C2) comprising 80 Assisted Living Units, communal/health facilities, access, roadways, parking, open space and landscaping

Authority: East Suffolk
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Woodwards O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for an assisted living development, having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance, in particular Policy WLP1.2 of the LP
whether or not the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing, with particular regard to Policy WLP8.2 of the LP

What decided it

The proposal's use class C2 assisted living form fell outside Policy WLP1.2's closed list of restricted 'residential development' in the countryside, and its wider sustainability benefits were found to outweigh the shortfall in affordable housing.

the wider sustainability benefits (biodiversity net gain, health and wellbeing benefits, and freeing up family-sized housing) outweighed the relatively modest 17% shortfall in affordable housing provision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy WLP1.2Policy WLP8.2Policy WLP1.1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 8Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 174

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