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Allowed26 July 20243330857

Fenlands, Leiston Road, Aldeburgh, IP15 5PL

Planning appeal 3330857 at Fenlands, Leiston Road, Aldeburgh, IP15 5PL (East Suffolk) was allowed on 26 July 2024 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.

the erection of a self-build dwelling on garden amenity land

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Grierson E
Postcode
IP15 5PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB

What decided it

The site qualifies as infilling within an identifiable cluster of dwellings where up to three new dwellings are supported by policy, and the proposed single dwelling would not harm character, appearance or the AONB.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SCLP5.3Policy SCLP5.4Policy SCLP7.1

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