®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Forest Road, Onehouse, IP14 3HQ
Outline planning application for 20 new dwellings (including 7 affordable dwellings, and bungalows); open space; sustainable urban drainage systems; and associated infrastructure, with detailed consent sought for: new access; scale; and layout
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Having regard to the requirements of local and national policy and the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the Countryside, whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a housing development of the scale and layout proposed
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside caused by the dense suburban character of the development, which would conflict with Policy H7 and could not be outweighed by the limited weight afforded to the social and economic benefits given the Council's positive housing land supply position.
The social and economic benefits of 20 dwellings and sustainability benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside
Framework references: 11, 174, 219
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS2, H7
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.