Land Adjacent to Montescourt, Philip Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect on the character and appearance of the local area
• Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to privacy and the provision of private amenity space and quality of internal space

What decided it

The significant harm to the living conditions of future occupants due to poor internal amenity space and the failure to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the local area significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of residential development on brownfield land.

The benefits of residential development on brownfield land and support for services within the settlement were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions of future occupants and failure to preserve or enhance the street scene.