Oakleigh, Ipswich Road, Aldham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 6NS

erection of new self build dwelling and associated works

Authority: Babergh District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Manchester S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the location is suitable for new residential development, having regard to local and national policy for rural housing

What decided it

The location is unsuitable for new residential development because it would be physically separated from and poorly related to the settlement of Aldham, would not accord with the development plan policies for rural housing, and would not be sustainably accessible.

The limited economic and social benefits of the self-build dwelling and the acceptable design do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan's rural housing policies and the unsustainable location

Framework references: 80, 84

Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP01, Policy ALD2, Policy LP08

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