®Planning appeal decision
Little Kyson Barn , Woodbridge , IP12 4DN
Planning appeal 3325305 at Little Kyson Barn , Woodbridge , IP12 4DN (East Suffolk) was allowed on 17 April 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the barn in a countryside location is suitable for conversion to a dwellinghouse, having regard to the extent of alteration required; the effect of the proposal on the form and character of the barn; the barn's contribution to the landscape; and the effect of the proposal on the immediate setting of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape.
conversion of barn to dwellinghouse, installation of package sewage treatment plant and associated landscaping
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- IP12 4DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the barn in a countryside location is suitable for conversion to a dwellinghouse, having regard to the extent of alteration required; the effect of the proposal on the form and character of the barn; the barn's contribution to the landscape; and the effect of the proposal on the immediate setting of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Landscape
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites
What decided it
The barn's modest positive contribution to the landscape and the development's enhancement of the immediate setting through maintaining the building's form and character while securing landscape and ecological improvements, combined with adequate mitigation for protected European sites, justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SCLP3.3Policy SCLP5.5Policy SCLP10.1Policy SCLP10.2Policy SCLP10.4Policy SCLP11.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
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