®Planning appeal decision
The Old Forge Cottage, Norwich Road, Earl Stonham, IP14 5DR
Planning appeal 3302866 at The Old Forge Cottage, Norwich Road, Earl Stonham, IP14 5DR (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for development, with regard to the Council's settlement hierarchy, the vitality of the rural community and access to services, facilities and employment.
New Dwelling & Garage within garden of Old Forge Cottage, new access and associated parking for two dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- IP14 5DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for development, with regard to the Council's settlement hierarchy, the vitality of the rural community and access to services, facilities and employment
What decided it
The proposal would not enhance or maintain the vitality of the rural community and would result in significant reliance on the private car, with adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of a single dwelling in an area with adequate housing land supply.
The adverse effects of development in an unsustainable location contrary to the Framework's rural housing principles significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social, economic and environmental benefits of a single dwelling, particularly given the Council's significant supply of deliverable housing land.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Saved Policy H7CS Policy CS 1CS Policy CS 2CS Policy FC 1CS Policy FC 1.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 219Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Wood v SoS CLG and another [2014] EWHC 683
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.