Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Jockeys Farmhouse, Blacksmiths Lane, Forward Green, Earl Stonham, IP14 5ET
Planning appeal 3319842 at Land Adjacent Jockeys Farmhouse, Blacksmiths Lane, Forward Green, Earl Stonham, IP14 5ET (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the siting of holiday accommodation having regard to local and national policies.
use of land for the stationing of 5 Shephard's Huts for use as holiday accommodation
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- IP14 5ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for the siting of holiday accommodation having regard to local and national policies
What decided it
Visitors to the proposed shepherd's huts would be heavily dependent upon motor vehicles for the duration of their stay due to the absence of any local services, facilities or activities on or within the immediate vicinity of the site, making the proposal unsustainable rural tourism contrary to policies requiring sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS 1Policy CS 2Policy FC 1Policy FC 1.1Policy RT19Policy SP07Policy LP12Policy LP13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 85Paragraph 105Paragraph 84
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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