Planning appeal decision
The Abbey Cottage, Windsor Green, Cockfield , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk , IP30 0LY
Planning appeal 3325194 at The Abbey Cottage, Windsor Green, Cockfield , Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk , IP30 0LY (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 26 February 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for this proposal, having regard to the development plan, the accessibility of services and facilities and the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed The Abbey Cottage.
the erection of two new dwellings
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- IP30 0LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for this proposal, having regard to the development plan, the accessibility of services and facilities and the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed The Abbey Cottage
What decided it
The proposal would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area and would not be a suitable location having regard to the limited accessibility of services and facilities and the development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP03Policy LP01Policy LP17Policy LP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 84
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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