Fennings Farm, Pixey Green, Stradbroke, Eye Suffolk, IP21 5NH

Erection of 6no poultry houses with associated admin blocks, feed bins and ancillary development. (accompanied by EIA statement) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/21/06824, dated 24/08/2024

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Phillips A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition requiring community liaison arrangements meets the six tests under paragraph 57 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 having regard to ongoing odour management and its effect on nearby residents

What decided it

The community liaison meetings requirement does not meet the test of necessity under paragraph 57 of the NPPF because the Council and Environment Agency have sufficient enforcement mechanisms through the Odour Management Plan and separate pollution control regimes.

Framework references: 57, 198, 201

Plan policies cited: Policy LP14, Policy STRAD13

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