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Dismissed13 October 20213267909

Lawn Farm, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk , IP30 9RS

Planning appeal 3267909 at Lawn Farm, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk , IP30 9RS (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2021 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II listed building, known as Lawn Farmhouse.

Full Application for conversion of existing building into a dwelling and Outline Application (some matters reserved, access and layout to be considered) for erection of 5 no new dwellings

Authority
Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Thompson P
Postcode
IP30 9RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II listed building, known as Lawn Farmhouse
  • whether the site would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to its accessibility to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the local economy
  • whether the requirement to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings would prejudice employment generating development by reason of noise

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building, when weighed against the public benefits in accordance with paragraphs 199 and 202 of the Framework, was not outweighed by those benefits.

The conventional untilted balance applied because of the heritage harm; the adverse impacts of the proposal, including heritage harm, unsustainable location, loss of employment land, and potential prejudice to adjacent employment uses, were matters of significant weight that comfortably outweighed the claimed benefits of housing delivery and brownfield redevelopment.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy H7Policy HB1Policy E6Policy E4Policy FC1.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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