High Bank Cottage , Melford Road, SUDBURY, CO10 1XU

the erection of 9No dwellings, associated ancillary outbuildings and new vehicular access (following demolition of existing dwelling, stables and structures)

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be contrary to the Council's strategic approach to the location of housing in the borough
whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing and meet identified housing needs
the effect of the proposal on highway safety having particular regard to the provision of surface water drainage

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan's strategic approach to housing location outside settlement boundaries, combined with inadequate affordable housing provision and unresolved highway drainage concerns, could not be outweighed by the material benefits offered.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP17, Policy SP01, Policy SP02, Policy LP29

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