Stowe Lane, Ixworth, IP31 2FQ

Conversion of water holding tanks into self-build dwelling, with associated gardens and parking

Authority: West Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Phillips A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Relevant policies for the location of housing in line with the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility to services and/or facilities
Whether there are reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding and whether the sequential test has been met

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan by failing to comply with the spatial strategy, lacking suitable sustainable access to services, and failing to provide a flood risk assessment for development in high flood risk zones.

Framework references: 84, 125, 117, 176

Plan policies cited: Policy SP21, Policy LP16, Policy LP1, Policy SP13

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