®Planning appeal decision
Land corner of Ashfield Road and Grove Lane, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HJ
the erection of 19 dwellings and the construction of vehicular accesses
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in an appropriate location, having regard to access to services, facilities and employment by sustainable transport means
- the character and appearance of the area
- the setting of Grove Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building
- the highway safety of pedestrians, cyclists and road users along Ashfield Road and Grove Lane
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed Grove Farmhouse, which under the Framework's heritage protection policies was not outweighed by the housing and other public benefits, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The modest/small weight benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and education/transport contributions did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building, combined with harm to character and appearance and conflict with the settlement strategy, resulting in overall conflict with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 105, 111, 202, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS 1, Policy CS 2, Policy CS 5, Policy CS 6, Policy CS 9, Policy H7, Policy GP1, Policy HB1, Policy T10, Altered Policy H4, Policy FC1, Policy FC1.1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.