Planning appeal decision
Denham Industrial Units, Shingle Hill, Denham, Suffolk, IP21 5EL
Planning appeal 3328850 at Denham Industrial Units, Shingle Hill, Denham, Suffolk, IP21 5EL (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2024 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the Hartismere Water Resources Zone, with regard to water capacity.
the erection of up to 12no. commercial units (Class E(g) and B2) following demolition of existing structures (access points to be considered, appearance, layout landscaping and scale reserved)
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- IP21 5EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the Hartismere Water Resources Zone, with regard to water capacity
- whether the location of the development would be acceptable in principle, with regard to development plan policy
What decided it
The appellant's failure to provide a Water Supply Management Statement as required by Policy SP05 of the Joint Local Plan, which prohibits such development in the Hartismere Water Resources Zone until water capacity is confirmed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP03Policy SP05
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 88Paragraph 89
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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