Planning appeal decision
News Hill Barn, Methersgate Hall Drive, Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3FD
Planning appeal 3270483 at News Hill Barn, Methersgate Hall Drive, Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3FD (East Suffolk) was allowed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would preserve and enhance the character and setting of the host dwelling and conserve or enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
a detached double garage
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- IP12 3FD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve and enhance the character and setting of the host dwelling and conserve or enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The design and discreet profile of the garage, combined with its positioning below the skyline and proposed native screen planting, would preserve and enhance the character and setting of the host building and conserve the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, in accordance with the development plan and NPPF paragraph 176.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SCLP11.1Policy SCLP5.5Policy 11.6Policy 10.4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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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