®Planning appeal decision
Snowdrop Cottage Norton Road, Great Ashfield, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP31 3HJ
for the use of building as dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marriott H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is suitable for use as a dwelling having regard to the development plan
What decided it
The site's location in the countryside outside any settlement boundary, combined with the failure to demonstrate the building is redundant or disused under Policy LP04 part 2, and the absence of evidence of no demand for holiday use under Policy LP13, means the proposal is unsuitable for residential use and conflicts with the development plan.
The modest contribution to housing supply and environmental benefits of reusing an existing structure were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan and the unsustainability of the location, particularly given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 84, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP04, Policy LP13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.