®Planning appeal decision
Land To The North Of Chalk Hill Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0SF
Planning appeal 3322064 at Land To The North Of Chalk Hill Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0SF (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities and the provisions of the development plan.
the erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities and the provisions of the development plan
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary, combined with its unsuitability as a location for housing due to poor accessibility to services and facilities via sustainable modes and the harm to character and appearance through ribbon development, outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits.
The planning harm from unsuitability of location for housing, which attracts considerable weight, outweighed the limited weight given to housing delivery and economic and social benefits, and the neutral weight of other matters, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP03Policy 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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