Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Osiers, Old Bury Road, Stuston, Diss, IP21 4AJ
Planning appeal 3307693 at Land Adjacent Osiers, Old Bury Road, Stuston, Diss, IP21 4AJ (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2023 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether future occupiers of the proposed development would have adequate access to services, facilities and employment without undue reliance on private car use.
the erection of two dwellings and associated garages
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- IP21 4AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether future occupiers of the proposed development would have adequate access to services, facilities and employment without undue reliance on private car use
- Whether future occupiers of the proposed development would have satisfactory living conditions with regard to noise and disturbance
- Loss of tourism accommodation
What decided it
The proposal would result in future occupiers being extensively reliant on private car use due to the site's remote location away from settlements with inadequate access to services, facilities and employment, contrary to the development plan's sustainability requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy CS1Policy FC1Policy FC1.1Policy H7Policy H16Policy H17Policy RT17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 84
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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