Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 4 Millville Mill Lane, Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge, IP13 0PL
Planning appeal 3316587 at Land Adjacent 4 Millville Mill Lane, Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge, IP13 0PL (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 14 September 2023 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
retention of existing access (contrary to condition 4 of planning permission DC/22/1103/VOC), retention of existing storage building and erection of domestic wind turbine
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- IP13 0PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The visual harm to the character and appearance of the rural area caused by the expansion of built form and infrastructure into open countryside at the transitional point between settlement and countryside outweighs the benefits of renewable energy generation and storage provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SCLP10.4SCLP5.14SCLP5.13SCLP11.1
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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