Planning appeal decision
Fordley Meadows, Butchers Lane, Kelsale, Suffolk, IP17 2PH
Planning appeal 3292259 at Fordley Meadows, Butchers Lane, Kelsale, Suffolk, IP17 2PH (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 27 July 2023 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan.
conversion of redundant barn to one bedroom dwelling to allow onsite management of Suffolk Horses and improve security of livestock
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- IP17 2PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on the site, and the building was not shown to be redundant nor would the conversion enhance the immediate setting of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SCLP3.1SCLP3.2SCLP3.3SCLP5.3SCLP5.5SCLP5.6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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