The Cottage, Church Lane, Occold, Eye, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP23 7PR

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Fleming L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it is within the settings of the grade II* listed Church of St Michael, The Street and the grade II listed The Midge, Church Lane

What decided it

The private benefits of the fence cannot outweigh the great weight that must be attached to the less than substantial harm to the settings and significance of the designated heritage assets.

The less than substantial harm to the settings and significance of the grade II listed The Midge and grade II* listed Church of St Michael outweighed the private benefits of boundary treatment and screening from noise and disturbance.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: Policy HB1 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan (1998)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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