®Planning appeal decision
Former ATS Depot, Edgworth Road, Sudbury, Suffolk , CO10 2TG
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be acceptable with regard to flood risk
- whether the proposal would be acceptable with regard to providing accessible and adaptable residential accommodation
- whether the proposal would be acceptable with regard to addressing BNG requirements
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that there are no reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposal with a lower risk of flooding, meaning the sequential test failed and the proposal conflicts with Framework paragraph 174 and JLP Policy LP27.
The substantial benefits of housing delivery, brownfield regeneration and town centre revitalisation were outweighed by the substantial harm from direct conflict with Government flood risk policy and the failure of the sequential test.
Framework references: 170, 173, 174, 175, 125
Plan policies cited: SP06, LP10, LP11, LP27, LP24, SP09, LP16
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.