Land at Ashen Road, Ashen, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8LG

Planning appeal 3351331 at Land at Ashen Road, Ashen, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8LG (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy for the location of new housing.

erection of one self-build dwelling with garage

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Price J
Postcode: CO10 8LG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed dwelling would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy for the location of new housing
The likely effects on protected and priority species
Highway safety

What decided it

The conflict with development plan policies directing housing to sustainable locations, combined with unresolved ecological and highway safety concerns, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of providing a single self-build plot.

The modest social benefits of providing one self-build dwelling, given the Council's significant deficit in meeting self-build demand, were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to sustainable development principles and the conflict with the development plan's aim to focus development in locations with good access to facilities and services

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP 3Policy LPP 1Policy SP 7Policy LPP 42Policy LPP 39Policy LPP 66Policy LPP 52
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 73

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