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

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

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy SCLP5.3, Policy SCLP5.4, Policy SCLP5.7, Policy SCLP3.3, Policy SCLP3.1, Policy SCLP7.1, Policy SCLP10.4, Policy SCLP11.3, Policy SCLP11.4, Policy SCLP12.3

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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