Land North Of Dagwood Farm, Ashfield Road, Elmswell, Suffolk, IP30 9HJ

the development of bungalow, highways improvements and ecological enhancements of the site. This

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rafferty C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be consistent with the Council's spatial strategy
Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
The effect of the proposal on the setting of a listed building

What decided it

The proposal's failure to comply with the spatial strategy by being outside the settlement boundary and not meeting the infill development test, combined with the unsuitability of the location due to heavy reliance on private vehicles for accessing services and facilities.

Framework references: 84, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP01, Policy SP03, Policy LP01, Policy LP24, Policy SP09, Policy LP19, Policy SP10, Policy LP15, Policy LP16, Policy LP23, Policy LP27

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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