®Planning appeal decision
Former Telephone Exchange , Raydon Road, Wenham Magna , CO7 6QE
the conversion of two former telephone exchange buildings into a one bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for residential development, with particular reference to local and national development strategy and the reliance on the private car
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The appeal site is not in a suitable location for residential development due to reliance on private car travel and the buildings lack architectural or historic merit, making the proposal contrary to the development plan.
The most important policies (Saved LP Policy CR19 and CS Policy CS15) are consistent with the Framework and not out-of-date, so the presumption in paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework is not engaged and the appeal is dismissed on the basis of conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 80, 84, 104, 105, 120, 219, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS15, Policy CS17, Saved Policy CR19, Saved Policy CN01
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 61
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