®Planning appeal decision
The Plough Inn, 62 The Street, Icklingham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6PL
Planning appeal 3324114 at The Plough Inn, 62 The Street, Icklingham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6PL (West Suffolk) was allowed on 20 November 2023 by Inspector Housden S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the SPA, having particular regard to: whether the proposal is likely to have a significant effect on the SPA alone or in combination with other plans or projects; and if a likely significant effect cannot be ruled out, whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the SPA.
Demolition of existing extensions to existing Public House, change of use of Public House (Use Class A4) to two three bedroom houses (Use Class C3) and erection of 2no. four bedroom houses, 3no. three bedroom houses and 2no. two bedroom house, and associated landscaping and car parking
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Housden S
- Postcode
- IP28 6PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the SPA, having particular regard to: whether the proposal is likely to have a significant effect on the SPA alone or in combination with other plans or projects; and if a likely significant effect cannot be ruled out, whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the SPA.
What decided it
The Inspector's own Appropriate Assessment concluding, beyond reasonable scientific doubt, that the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the Breckland SPA.
with no adverse effect on the SPA found, the proposal accorded with the development plan read as a whole and secured beneficial re-use of the site, with moderate weight given to the boost to housing supply, and the appeal was allowed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy DM10Policy DM11Policy DM12Policy DM7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 56Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in West Suffolk
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed2 July 20266006355Laurel Farm, Sandy Drove, Lakenheath, IP27 9GT
- Allowed29 June 20266007055All Saints Hotel, The Street, Fornham St Genevieve, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6JQ
- Allowed17 June 20266005559Land Opposite 'Mandarin' and Adj to South View, Wilde St, Beck Row, Mildenhall, IP28 8BL
- Allowed17 June 20266004217The Coal Yard, Wilde Street, Beck Row, IP28 8BL
- Dismissed11 March 2026600210785 Kings Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3DS
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.