®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Duke of Marlborough, Bury Road, Hepworth, Suffolk, IP22 2PX
Without planning permission, the change of use of land for the siting of one static home and one touring caravan for residential use, inclusion of a storage container and shed building and the installation of hardstanding
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for a Gypsy and traveller site having regard to the local and national planning policy concerning sustainable development and the accessibility of the site to local services
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on The Brecks (Breckland SAC/Breckland SPA)
- the effect of the development on highway safety, having regard to visibility at the site access
- the effect of the development on ecology and biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole (Policy SP19 criteria) once mitigation for highway safety, ecology, character/appearance and the Breckland SAC/SPA was secured, leaving no policy basis to refuse permission.
having found no conflict with the development plan read as a whole and compliance with the NPPF and PPTS, the limited harm from intentional unauthorised development did not justify refusal, so the balance favoured granting permission
Framework references: 11, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy SP19, Policy LP41, Policy LP9, Policy SP11, Policy SP9, 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.