®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Honeysuckle Cottage, Little Orchard, Holbrook, Suffolk, IP9 2QF
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
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
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP01, Policy LP08, Policy HNP01, Policy HNP02
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.