®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Woodlands, Barrells Road, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3SF
Planning appeal 3309911 at Land East of Woodlands, Barrells Road, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3SF (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 27 April 2023 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be a suitable location for three dwellings, having regard to access to services, facilities and employment by sustainable means.
erection of 3 detached self build dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- IP31 3SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be a suitable location for three dwellings, having regard to access to services, facilities and employment by sustainable means
- Whether safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users, with particular regard to any access onto Barrells Road
What decided it
The inability to demonstrate safe access to Barrells Road with adequate visibility splays, combined with the unsustainable location requiring almost total dependence on private motor vehicles, clearly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.
The harm to the Council's settlement strategy based on sustainable transport principles and highway safety significantly outweighed the benefits of additional housing including self-build homes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Thurston Neighbourhood Plan 2019Policy CS1 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy 2008Policy CS2 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy 2008Policy H7 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan 1998Policy FC1.1 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy Focused Review 2012Policy T10 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan 1998Policy FC1 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy Focused Review 2012
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 62Paragraph 69Paragraph 80Paragraph 79Paragraph 105
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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