®Planning appeal decision
West Stow Pods, Ingham Road, West Stow, Suffolk, IP28 6EX
for provision of a dwelling (temporary) to support a ‘new’ rural enterprise at West Stow Pods, with associated landscaping. Existing cabin to be removed
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the West Stow and Culford Park Conservation Area, including its effect on trees
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential functional need for a rural worker's dwelling, and the resulting harm to the Conservation Area was not outweighed by the modest benefits of the tourism business.
the modest economic benefits of supporting the tourism business were outweighed by the less than substantial but considerable harm to the Conservation Area, and the appeal was dismissed
Framework references: 80, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS2, CS7, CS3, DM5, DM26, DM27, DM2, DM22, DM17
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