Woodside, Barracks Road, Assington , Suffolk, CO10 5LP

2 No. bungalows offering garage parking, additional parking and gardens to a plot of undeveloped land

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site provides a suitable location for the proposed development having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
The effects of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
The effects of the proposed development upon great crested newts and whether the submitted Preliminary Ecological Assessment is sufficiently reliable
Whether adequate biodiversity gains would be achieved

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy by locating residential development outside the settlement boundary where it does not meet any of the prescribed criteria, and this conflict is not outweighed by the modest benefits of two dwellings.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP01, Policy ASSN1, Policy ASSN2, Policy LP17, Policy LP24, Policy ASSN7, Policy LP16, Policy ASSN11

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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