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

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

Framework references: 8, 56, 57, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy WLP1.2, Policy WLP8.2, Policy WLP1.1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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