®Planning appeal decision
Land to rear of Units 1 and 2, Former Hawthorns Business Park, Calais Street, Boxford, CO10 5JA
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
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.
Framework references: 80, 83, 84, 108, 109, 11, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03 of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan – Part 1, 2023, Policy BOX 1 of the Boxford Neighbourhood Plan (2021-2037), 2022
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.