Site West of 22 Station Road, Dullingham, Suffolk, CB8 9UP

erection of a two-bedroom bungalow

Authority: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Catcheside E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan
the effect of the proposal on (a) the character or appearance of the Dullingham Conservation Area, (b) the Grade II listed Dullingham House registered park and garden, and (c) the setting of nearby listed buildings
the effect of the development on trees

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the significance of designated heritage assets, particularly the loss of openness that is integral to the character of the Conservation Area and the setting of listed buildings, outweighed the modest public benefits of the proposal.

The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of delivering one open-market dwelling, carrying moderate weight, were insufficient to outweigh the great weight attached to the conservation of designated heritage assets and the unacceptable harm to their significance.

Framework references: 208

Plan policies cited: Policy GROWTH2, Policy GROWTH4, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2, Policy ENV7, Policy ENV11, Policy ENV12, Policy ENV15

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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