Planning appeal decision
8A Hollow Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7AY
Planning appeal 3312238 at 8A Hollow Road, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7AY (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 8 June 2023 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings on Hollow Road.
dwelling house adjacent to 8A Hollow Road, Bury St Edmunds
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- IP32 7AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and its surroundings on Hollow Road
What decided it
The positioning of the gable end on the line of the highway verge at the entrance to St Nicholas Close would have a significantly detrimental effect on the openness and spaciousness of the junction, closing down the character contrary to the prevailing development pattern.
The benefits of the provision of new housing do not outweigh the harm the development would cause to the character and appearance of this part of Hollow Road and St Nicholas Close
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS3Policy DM2Policy DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 124
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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