Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 6 Dorking Road, Lound, Suffolk, NR31 9AZ
Planning appeal 3307970 at Land Adjacent to 6 Dorking Road, Lound, Suffolk, NR31 9AZ (East Suffolk) was allowed on 22 April 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the dwelling proposed having regard to the pattern of development in the area and the effects of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the countryside.
demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of single dwelling
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- NR31 9AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the dwelling proposed having regard to the pattern of development in the area and the effects of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the countryside
- The effects of the proposal on the integrity of the Benacre to Easton Bavents Special Protection Area
What decided it
The appeal site provides a suitable location for a single dwelling as it forms an identifiable gap within an existing settlement and would not extend further into the countryside than the existing built form, and the financial contribution secured ensures no adverse effect on the SPA's integrity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- WLP8.7WLP8.29WLP8.34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 135
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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