Planning appeal decision
The Croft Mildenhall Road, Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 6BD
Planning appeal 3325267 at The Croft Mildenhall Road, Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 6BD (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area.
Householder planning application - a. two storey front extension; b. two storey side and rear extension; c. conversion and extension of existing garage to habitable space; d. single storey side extension to existing garage (following demolition of existing flat roofed garage); e. roof alterations to existing link extension; f. two bay cartlodge with room above, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/22/0021/HH, dated 7 July 2022
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- IP28 6BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The 2-storey rear extension would not be subordinate in scale or proportion to the original dwelling and would have a harmful urbanising effect on the character and appearance of the countryside area, conflicting with development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM2DM24CS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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