®Planning appeal decision
The Anchor Inn, Upper Street, Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, CO7 6LW
improvements to barns and outdoor areas to the front and rear of the pub, creation of additional WC facilities and new accessible WCs
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Storey P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the effect on the National Landscape and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties in terms of noise and disturbance
- ecology and biodiversity
- highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and National Landscape, combined with failures to adequately address living conditions, ecology and biodiversity concerns, outweighed any public benefits and led to dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 205, 206, 208, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy LP19, Policy LP24, Policy LP18, Policy LP15, Policy LP16, Policy LP29
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.