Planning appeal decision
The Blue Boar, The Street, Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, IP31 3AA
Planning appeal 3320890 at The Blue Boar, The Street, Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, IP31 3AA (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2024 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the Walsham le Willows Conservation Area and within the settings of the grade II listed The Boar Public House and the grade II listed The Beeches.
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- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- IP31 3AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the Walsham le Willows Conservation Area and within the settings of the grade II listed The Boar Public House and the grade II listed The Beeches
- The living conditions of the occupiers of The Beeches with particular regard to outlook or privacy
What decided it
The modest public benefits of securing the beer garden are insufficient to outweigh the great weight that must be attached to the less than substantial but considerable harm caused to the setting and significance of two grade II listed buildings and the character and appearance of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP19Policy LP24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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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