®Planning appeal decision
Parsonage Farm The Street, Preston St. Mary, SUDBURY, CO10 9NQ
for the erection of up to seven dwellings together with new vehicular access
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Crossen S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the provision of land for employment use in the area
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing, having regard to the development strategy, access to goods and services
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance, combined with the loss of employment land in an area where such uses are in short supply, outweighed the benefits of delivering seven new dwellings.
The benefits of seven new dwellings and housing supply, which attracted considerable weight, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the combined harm from loss of employment land, detrimental effect on character and appearance, and unsuitability of location.
Plan policies cited: Policy EM24, Policy CN01, Policy HS28, Policy CS15, Policy CS11
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.