®Planning appeal decision
The Small Holding, Sudbury Road, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9HE
construction of three two storey Georgian style domestic dwellings and associated cart lodges, renovation and extension of existing property
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marshall E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the impact of the proposal upon the local landscape character
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable level of amenity for future occupiers with regard to noise and general disturbance
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to landscape character from introducing large-scale residential development into open countryside, combined with insufficient evidence of appropriate residential amenity, outweighed any claimed benefits.
The harm found to landscape character and residential amenity were not outweighed by any benefits arising from the scheme, and the proposal failed to meet the social and environmental objectives of sustainable development.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Babergh Local Plan 2006 Policy CN01, Babergh Local Plan 2011-2031 Core Strategy and Policies 2014 Policy CS11, Babergh Local Plan 2011-2031 Core Strategy and Policies 2014 Policy CS15, Babergh Local Plan 2011-2031 Core Strategy and Policies 2014 Policy CS1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.