Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to White House, Old London Road, Copdock, Suffolk, IP8 3JH
Planning appeal 3327147 at Land Adjacent to White House, Old London Road, Copdock, Suffolk, IP8 3JH (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 3 May 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with respect to the settlement pattern.
creation of 9 no. bungalows plus associated garages and parking, with alterations to the existing access
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- IP8 3JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with respect to the settlement pattern
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites
What decided it
The Council's own earlier decision in 2019 granting permission for nine dwellings on the same site, finding that benefits outweighed the limited harm from the countryside location, provided compelling evidence that the benefits would remain materially the same in this appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP03Policy LP24Policy LP23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 83Paragraph 84
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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