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Dismissed8 April 20253354097

Land at Copland Way, Ellough, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TL

Planning appeal 3354097 at Land at Copland Way, Ellough, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TL (Suffolk County Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Burston J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan in relation to the strategy for the location of waste management and employment facilities.

the construction and operation of anaerobic digestion plant and associated infrastructure

Authority
Suffolk County Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
minerals-waste · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Burston J
Postcode
NR34 7TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan in relation to the strategy for the location of waste management and employment facilities
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the operation of an anaerobic digestion plant having regard to aviation safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and visual amenities of the site and surrounding area

What decided it

The combined significant harm to landscape character and the failure to demonstrate no harm to aviation safety outweighed the renewable energy and other public benefits.

The significant weight given to renewable energy, economic and biodiversity benefits did not outweigh the significant harm to landscape character and the unresolved aviation safety risks, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy WLP1.1MWLP Policy GP3LP Policy WLP1.2MWLP Policy WP3MWLP Policy WP7LP Policy WLP8.28SSWENP Policy HP2paragraph 4.3 of the WNPLP Policy WLP8.13MWLP Policy GP4SSWENP Policy 14MWLP Policy GP2Policy WLP8.27Policy WLP8.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 9Paragraph 111Paragraph 135Paragraph 200Paragraph 85

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