93 Spring Road, IPSWICH, Suffolk, IP4 5NP

a residential development and associated works

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
the effects of the proposed development upon the integrity of European Sites

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the modest but valuable contribution to housing supply, outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Framework paragraph 11(d).

The moderate harm to character and appearance, though sufficient to conflict with the development plan, was outweighed by the very valuable contribution to housing supply in the context of a significant shortfall (only 3.04 years' supply), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and permission should be granted.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DM12, Policy DM17, Policy DM8, Policy DM1, Policy DM21

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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