Planning appeal decision
12 Warren Road, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8JU
Planning appeal 3360644 at 12 Warren Road, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8JU (West Suffolk) was allowed on 20 May 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is sufficiently well designed, including in respect of layout, functionality and living conditions at the host property, 12 Warren Road.
one self-build dwelling
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
- Postcode
- IP28 8JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is sufficiently well designed, including in respect of layout, functionality and living conditions at the host property, 12 Warren Road.
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the limited adverse impacts of the proposal would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the small benefits of boosting housing supply and supporting local services.
the limited adverse impacts of the proposal would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the small social and economic benefits of boosting housing supply and supporting local services, assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM2DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 57
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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