®Planning appeal decision
Land to Rear of Units 1 and 2, Former Hawthorns Business Park, Calais Street, Boxford, CO10 5JA
Planning appeal 3334125 at Land to Rear of Units 1 and 2, Former Hawthorns Business Park, Calais Street, Boxford, CO10 5JA (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2024 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
erection of 2 no. single storey, detached dwellings (net number of dwellings: min 1, max 2)
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- CO10 5JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
- The effect of the proposed development in relation to contamination
What decided it
The site's unsustainable location with high dependency on private car use for access to day-to-day services and facilities, contrary to Policy SP03 of the Joint Local Plan and national policy guidance on sustainable development.
The minor economic benefits and modest housing contribution were outweighed by the fundamental conflict with development plan policies requiring development to be located in sustainable locations with reasonable access to services and facilities without high car dependency.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP03 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan – Part 1, 2023Policy BOX 1 of the Boxford Neighbourhood Plan (2021-2037), 2022
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 11Paragraph 180
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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