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Dismissed18 November 20213271431

Land North of Howe Lane, Cockfield, Suffolk, IP30 0HA

Planning appeal 3271431 at Land North of Howe Lane, Cockfield, Suffolk, IP30 0HA (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2021 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the setting of Grade I listed Church of St Peter and whether any harm identified would be outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal.

erection of 2 no. detached dwellings and associated garages (with access)

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Marshall E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The impact of the proposal upon the setting of Grade I listed Church of St Peter and whether any harm identified would be outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal
  • The landscape and character of the area and village as a whole

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade I listed Church of St Peter, to which great weight must be given under paragraph 199 of the Framework, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of two dwellings.

The adverse impacts of harm to a Grade I listed heritage asset and moderate landscape harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of two additional dwellings when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Babergh Local Plan 2006 Policy CN06Babergh Core Strategy 2014 Policy CS15Babergh Local Plan 2006 Policy CN01
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 201Paragraph 202

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