®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Brooke House, Old London Road, Copdock and Washbrook, Suffolk, IP8 3JD
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
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
Framework references: 80, 79, 64, 14, 11
Plan policies cited: CSP Policy CS2, CSP Policy CS11, CSP Policy CS15, CSP Policy CS19, CSP Policy CS1, Local Plan Policy HS28, Local Plan Policy TP15
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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.