Planning appeal decision
Land North of Hill House, Old Ipswich Road, Yaxley, Suffolk, IP23 8BX
Planning appeal 3320750 at Land North of Hill House, Old Ipswich Road, Yaxley, Suffolk, IP23 8BX (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy.
the erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- IP23 8BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy
What decided it
The site qualifies as windfall infill housing outside the settlement boundary under JLP Policy LP01, being well-related to an existing cluster of dwellings and filling a small gap within a consolidated frontage without consolidating ribbon development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- JLP Policy SP03JLP Policy LP01
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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