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Dismissed25 May 20233307090

Land to the Rear of Brooke House, Old London Road, Copdock and Washbrook, Suffolk, IP8 3JD

Planning appeal 3307090 at Land to the Rear of Brooke House, Old London Road, Copdock and Washbrook, Suffolk, IP8 3JD (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 25 May 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 strategy and access to services and facilities and means of transport.

Erection of 12 no. dwellings (5 no. affordable) (with access)

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
IP8 3JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for development with regard to the Council's settlement strategy and access to services and facilities and means of transport
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The site's location outside the settlement boundary in countryside without demonstrated justifiable need, combined with poor access to services and sustainable transport, conflicts with the development plan's settlement strategy and sustainability objectives, and the benefits of housing delivery do not outweigh these significant harms.

the adverse impacts of conflict with settlement strategy and sustainability policies (significant) outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision (moderate), with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CSP Policy CS2CSP Policy CS11CSP Policy CS15CSP Policy CS19CSP Policy CS1Local Plan Policy HS28Local Plan Policy TP15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 79Paragraph 64Paragraph 14Paragraph 11
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]

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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