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Dismissed4 November 20213271192

The Small Holding, Sudbury Road, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9HE

Planning appeal 3271192 at The Small Holding, Sudbury Road, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9HE (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2021 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the impact of the proposal upon the local landscape character.

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
Postcode
CO10 9HE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Babergh Local Plan 2006 Policy CN01Babergh Local Plan 2011-2031 Core Strategy and Policies 2014 Policy CS11Babergh Local Plan 2011-2031 Core Strategy and Policies 2014 Policy CS15Babergh Local Plan 2011-2031 Core Strategy and Policies 2014 Policy CS1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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