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Dismissed18 February 20253347762

West End Farm, The Common, Mellis, Suffolk, IP23 8EF

Planning appeal 3347762 at West End Farm, The Common, Mellis, Suffolk, IP23 8EF (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 18 February 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed developments would provide sufficient Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).

construction of open-sided agricultural building

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
IP23 8EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed developments would provide sufficient Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

What decided it

The proposals lack sufficient evidence to demonstrate compliance with the statutory 10% Biodiversity Net Gain requirement, with no pre-development biodiversity baseline established and no replacement habitat identified to offset the loss of grassland habitat.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP09LP16LP15LP19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 88Paragraph 16

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