®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Westhorpe Road, Finningham, Suffolk, IP14 4TW
the erection of up to 8 dwellings with garages
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mileham P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of a nearby listed building
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Hill House, to which considerable weight was afforded under section 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, could not be justified by the modest benefits of the proposal.
The modest economic, social and environmental benefits of 8 dwellings were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the setting of a designated heritage asset and moderate harm from cumulative vehicle movements, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against NPPF policies as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy (2008), Policy CS2 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy (2008), Policy FC1.1 of the Core Strategy Focussed Review (2012), Policy H7 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan (1998), Policy CS5 of the Mid Suffolk Core Strategy (2008), Policy HB1 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan (1998)
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.