Land Adjacent, 146 Kirton Road, Trimley St Martin, Suffolk, IP11 0QL

a local store (Class F2 - local community) and wool store/shop

Authority: East Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Praine N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the development plan or national policy would support the proposed development in this location
The impact of the proposed development on trees, hedgerows, and ecology

What decided it

The proposal would be a retail use sited outside a Town Centre or edge of centre location, contrary to the plan-led retail hierarchy and sequential test, without adequate justification for the rural location.

Limited weight benefits (economic, social) did not outweigh the significant weight given to harm from the unsuitable retail location, so the appeal was dismissed.

Framework references: 90, 91, 93

Plan policies cited: Policy SCLP3.3, Policy SCLP3.1, Policy SCLP4.5, Policy SCLP3.2, Policy SCLP4.8, Policy SCLP10.4, Policy SCLP11.1, Policy SCLP12.34

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