Planning appeal decision
Land West Of Suffolk House, Ixworth Road, Norton, Suffolk, IP31 3LP
Planning appeal 3316136 at Land West Of Suffolk House, Ixworth Road, Norton, Suffolk, IP31 3LP (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 27 June 2023 by Inspector Wallis D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location for the type of development proposed.
Erection of 9 self-build/custom build dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallis D
- Postcode
- IP31 3LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location for the type of development proposed
- whether there are material considerations to warrant a departure from the Development Plan
What decided it
the substantial weight attached to the Council's failure to meet its statutory duty to provide sufficient serviced self-build plots outweighed the reduced-weight conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy
the substantial benefits of meeting the identified self-build/custom housing shortfall, together with economic and social benefits to the rural community, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the reduced-weight conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H7Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy LP08
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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