®Planning appeal decision
Land At Victoria Mill Road, Framlingham, Suffolk , IP13 9DW
the erection of up to 50 Custom/Self-Build homes (plots), with all matters reserved apart from access. Development to include 17 affordable homes and 0.5 hectares (ha) of public open space that will include an equipped area of play space and landscaping provisions
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on an asset of community value (ACV)
- whether the scale of development proposed is appropriate, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the Framlingham Neighbourhood Plan
What decided it
The scale of development proposed (49 dwellings) substantially exceeds the 30-dwelling limit established by the Neighbourhood Plan policies FRAM1 and FRAM25, which reflect the town's spatial strategy and would undermine the plan-led system.
The conflict with the development plan spatial strategy, afforded significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of self-build housing delivery, affordable housing provision, open space, economic benefits and highway adequacy, which would largely be realised by the already-approved 35-dwelling scheme.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SCLP8.1, Policy FRAM25, Policy FRAM1, Policy SCLP3.1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.