Planning appeal decision
Annexe At 3 Sandford Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4PW
Planning appeal 3338988 at Annexe At 3 Sandford Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4PW (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is tantamount to the creation of a self-contained dwelling in the countryside.
the change of use of the existing annexe to a residential dwelling along with the subdivision of the plot
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- IP14 4PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is tantamount to the creation of a self-contained dwelling in the countryside
What decided it
The proposed development would form a separate dwelling in an unsustainable, out-of-settlement location contrary to Policies LP02 and SP03, and the site cannot reasonably be described as isolated within the terms of NPPF paragraph 84.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP02SP03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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