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Dismissed15 September 20233309813

Bell View Farm Manse Lane, Cratfield, Halesworth, IP19 0DJ

Planning appeal 3309813 at Bell View Farm Manse Lane, Cratfield, Halesworth, IP19 0DJ (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on heritage assets.

erection of a detached dwelling utilising the existing access to Bell View Farm

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Palmer N
Postcode
IP19 0DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on heritage assets
  • its accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable means

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the heritage assets and the historic landscape feature, combined with inadequate public benefits and poor accessibility to services by sustainable means, outweighed any planning benefits.

The less than substantial harm to the heritage assets was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing supply contribution and limited economic benefit from construction, particularly given the Council's demonstrated 5-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SCLP5.3Policy SCLP5.4Policy SCLP5.7Policy SCLP3.3Policy SCLP3.1Policy SCLP7.1Policy SCLP10.4Policy SCLP11.3Policy SCLP11.4Policy SCLP12.3

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