Land rear of the Beeches, Meadow Way, Stradbroke, Suffolk, IP21 5JW

Authority: Babergh District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sibley G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the condition is necessary having regard to policies within the development plan concerned with housing in rural areas

What decided it

The site is located outside the settlement boundary and would not accord with development plan policies for housing in rural areas if the condition were removed, and the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply such that the settlement strategy has not been prejudiced.

the modest benefits of sustainable transport access, building reuse, and local economic contribution were outweighed by the significant weight given to the conflict with development plan policies that restrict housing to sustainable locations outside settlement boundaries

Framework references: 80, 84, 109, 83, 157, 82

Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy Strad1, Policy LP02, Policy LP01

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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