Planning appeal decision
Bush Farm Stowmarket Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, IP14 4EB
Planning appeal 3309145 at Bush Farm Stowmarket Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, IP14 4EB (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2023 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for housing development, with particular reference to a reliance on the private car.
erection of detached dwelling (revised scheme to DC/21/03499)
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- IP14 4EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for housing development, with particular reference to a reliance on the private car
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the Grade II listed building's setting, combined with the unsuitability of the location due to heavy reliance on the private car, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of providing one dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS2H7FC1FC1.1HB1CS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 11
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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