®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Honeysuckle Cottage, Little Orchard, Holbrook, Suffolk, IP9 2QF
Planning appeal 3323892 at Land South Of Honeysuckle Cottage, Little Orchard, Holbrook, Suffolk, IP9 2QF (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 20 May 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site provides a suitable location for the proposed dwellings having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy.
a hybrid application comprising: outline planning permission for the erection of four self-build detached dwellings (all matters reserved except access); full planning permission for the erection of four two-bedroom dwellings; with associated landscaping, vehicular access off Hyams Lane and pedestrian access to Church Hill
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- IP9 2QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site provides a suitable location for the proposed dwellings having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
- Whether the mix of house types and sizes proposed is appropriate
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, which deliberately focuses development within settlement boundaries, cannot be outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and appropriate housing mix.
The moderate benefits from housing delivery and appropriate housing mix, together with modest economic and biodiversity benefits, were insufficient to outweigh the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP03Policy LP01Policy LP08Policy HNP01Policy HNP02
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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