61 HOLLOW GROVE WAY, CARLTON COLVILLE, LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK, NR338NS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
• Whether the proposed development would have access to suitable car parking
• The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the features of European nature conservation sites situated along the Suffolk coast
• Whether the proposal meets the definition of a self-build dwelling

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance, combined with the lack of required parking provision, failure to mitigate impacts on European protected sites, and absence of valid biodiversity net gain information, substantially and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of providing one additional dwelling.

The benefits of net increase of one dwelling in a relatively sustainable location were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance, moderate harm from lack of car parking spaces, and substantial harm to ecology from impacts on European sites and lack of biodiversity net gain.