®Planning appeal decision
Raworth Park, Upper Street, Layham, IPSWICH, IP7 5JU
change of use of annexe to separate dwelling
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sibley G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Raworth Park with regard to the loss of accommodation, privacy, noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal upon highway safety
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the fundamental spatial strategy of the development plan regarding the distribution of housing outside settlement boundaries, and the identified benefits do not outweigh this conflict.
the benefits of reusing an existing building, housing delivery, low carbon transition and economic contribution were outweighed by the significant conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for housing distribution outside settlement boundaries
Framework references: 80, 84, 83, 109, 135, 115, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP04, Policy LP01, Policy LP29, Policy SP01
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.