Land West Of Suffolk House, Ixworth Road, Norton, Suffolk, IP31 3LP

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

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

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy H7, Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy LP08

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