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Doctors Meadow Barn, Walpole Road, Bramfield , Halesworth , East Suffolk , IP19 9AB
Planning appeal 3346196 at Doctors Meadow Barn, Walpole Road, Bramfield , Halesworth , East Suffolk , IP19 9AB (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan, and access to services and sustainable transport.
the conversion of Doctors Meadow Barn to provide a single storey dwelling with a domestic curtilage area and landscape enhancements
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- IP19 9AB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan, and access to services and sustainable transport
- whether any works necessary to provide adequate visibility splays for highway safety would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The building was not redundant as required by Policy SCLP5.5(a), and the site's location outside the settlement boundary with poor access to services and sustainable transport conflicted with the development plan's spatial strategy.
The harm from conflict with the development plan, carrying significant weight, outweighed the modest benefits of a single dwelling and the substantial personal benefits to the appellants, such that even if paragraph 11.d) of the Framework were engaged, the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SCLP5.3Policy SCLP5.5Policy SCLP3.2Policy SCLP3.3Policy SCLP10.4Policy SCLP11.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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