Planning appeal decision
Aston Timber Products, Sedge Fen, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9LQ
Planning appeal 3310332 at Aston Timber Products, Sedge Fen, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9LQ (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 8 August 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the local development strategy.
demolition of existing wood factory and erection of 2 x self-build dwellings and 2 x start up business units
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- mixed-use · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- IP27 9LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the local development strategy
What decided it
The proposed dwellings would not be of a type supported in the countryside by the development plan policies and would undermine the spatial strategy focusing development to accessible locations with services and facilities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS10DM5DM26DM27DM29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 79Paragraph 80
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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