Planning appeal decision
Coppins Cottage, Clay Lane, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7DZ
Planning appeal 3325047 at Coppins Cottage, Clay Lane, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7DZ (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development/works would preserve the grade II listed building Waysmeet or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
erection of conservatory to existing single storey extension, alterations to fenestration and erection of porch (following demolition of existing external store
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- IP23 7DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development/works would preserve the grade II listed building Waysmeet or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposals would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the grade II listed building, and the absence of public benefits (including securing optimum viable use) meant this harm could not be outweighed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP03LP19
- 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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