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Allowed14 May 20253355633

Land off Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YD

Planning appeal 3355633 at Land off Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YD (West Suffolk) was allowed on 14 May 2025 by Inspector Coffey L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comply with the development plan, and whether there are any material considerations to justify a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.

a hybrid planning application for: a) Full planning application for the construction of new junction works with Newmarket Road and construction of associated adjacent drainage basin; and b) Outline planning application for the construction of a relief road and up to 485 dwellings including provision of pedestrian and cycle connections, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Authority
West Suffolk
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Coffey L
Postcode
IP33 3YD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would comply with the development plan, and whether there are any material considerations to justify a decision other than in accordance with the development plan

What decided it

The proposal was found to comply with the development plan as a whole (the allocated site delivering the required housing, relief road and infrastructure), with no material considerations indicating a decision otherwise.

the significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, SANG provision and biodiversity net gain, together with a net landscape benefit, outweighed some limited localised character and visual harm, and since the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole the appeal was allowed in the absence of contrary material considerations

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS11Policy CS14Policy CS7Policy CS2Policy CS5Policy CS8Policy CS12Policy DM2Policy DM13Policy DM22Policy DM10Policy DM11Policy DM12Policy DM7Policy BV5Policy AP4Policy SP7Policy SP8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 49Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 58

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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