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Allowed18 February 20266001472

Plantation Lodge, Bury Road, Cockfield, IP30 0LB

Planning appeal 6001472 at Plantation Lodge, Bury Road, Cockfield, IP30 0LB (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 18 February 2026 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 1 no. dwelling

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Whitfield H
Postcode
IP30 0LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's established position that the site constitutes infill development, evidenced by the grant of the extant outline permission, combined with the site's containment by boundary trees and the irregular spacing pattern of nearby development, satisfied the Inspector that the scheme would not be detrimental to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP03Policy LP01Policy LP17Policy LP24
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 58

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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