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Dismissed4 August 20233305212

Land at 4 Shrublands Cottages, Brockford Green, Wetheringsett Cum Brockford, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5NN

Planning appeal 3305212 at Land at 4 Shrublands Cottages, Brockford Green, Wetheringsett Cum Brockford, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5NN (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 4 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.

Erection of new dwelling

Authority
Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
IP14 5NN

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 rural communities and would result in reliance on private car travel, with adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of a single dwelling in an area with a demonstrable five-year housing land supply.

the adverse impacts of locating a single dwelling outside the settlement hierarchy without contribution to rural vitality or sustainable transport significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social, economic and environmental benefits, tipping against the proposal

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 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 219

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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