®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to White Hall Barn, Stowmarket Road, Debenham, Suffolk, IP14 6BU
Planning appeal 3302285 at Land Adjacent to White Hall Barn, Stowmarket Road, Debenham, Suffolk, IP14 6BU (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies, their position within the countryside, and accessibility to services and facilities.
two new dwellings together with new access off the highway and associated garages and hardstanding
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- IP14 6BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies, their position within the countryside, and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The engagement of the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, as the most important policies for determining the application (Policies CS1, CS2 and Saved Policy H7) are out of date, and the modest adverse impacts do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the cumulative benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
The modest adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan spatial strategy were outweighed by the cumulative benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing contribution, support for rural services, and economic benefits during construction, assessed under the presumption in favour of sustainable development in paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Saved Policy H7Altered Policy H4Policy FC1Policy FC1.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56
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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