Planning appeal decision
Aisling House and Chalk House The Street, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LN
Planning appeal 3330072 at Aisling House and Chalk House The Street, Assington, Sudbury, CO10 5LN (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 1 August 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 13 is necessary and reasonable, with regard to the effects of the replacement hedgerow on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.
the erection of 4 dwellings and 2 detached garages, alterations to existing vehicular access and construction of hard standing parking and turning areas without complying with condition 13 attached to planning permission Ref DC/19/01570, dated 24 June 2019
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- CO10 5LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition 13 is necessary and reasonable, with regard to the effects of the replacement hedgerow on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The replacement hedgerow, although non-native, adds to the variety of boundary treatments within the village and does not appear out of place within the built-up residential area, therefore not harming character and appearance and justifying removal of Condition 13.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP17Policy LP24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 140Paragraph 180
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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