®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent The Manse, Fressingfield, IP21 56PZ
a new custom build dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robbie K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the nearby Grade II listed Fressingfield Baptist Chapel and the Fressingfield Conservation Area
- Whether the location of the development is appropriate having regard to the impacts and risks of surface water flooding, including the application of the sequential test
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building and conservation area that would not be outweighed by identified public benefits, and the development would be located in an area at risk of surface water flooding without demonstration of a sequential test or flood risk assessment.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building and conservation area was not outweighed by the negligible contribution to housing supply and unsecured community benefits, and the flood risk issue was not addressed through required assessments.
Framework references: 208, 57, 173, 59
Plan policies cited: MSLP Saved Policy H3, MSLP Saved Policy GP1, MSLP Saved Policy H13, MSLP Saved Policy HB1, MSLP Saved Policy HB8, MSCS Policy CS4
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.