®Planning appeal decision
Watermill House, Mill Lane, Kettleburgh, Suffolk, IP13 7JS
Planning appeal 3344468 at Watermill House, Mill Lane, Kettleburgh, Suffolk, IP13 7JS (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 13 February 2025 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy, its policies on housing and the conversion of buildings within rural areas, and the site's accessibility credentials.
conversion of existing ancillary residential building to form a 2 bedroom self contained dwelling with associated amenity, parking and ev charging provision
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- IP13 7JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy, its policies on housing and the conversion of buildings within rural areas, and the site's accessibility credentials
- The effects of the proposed development upon trees
What decided it
The site's poor accessibility to local services and facilities, combined with the building not meeting the redundancy test required for countryside conversions, means the proposal conflicts with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SCLP3.1SCLP3.2SCLP3.3SCLP5.3SCLP5.4SCLP5.5SCLP7.1SCLP10.4SCLP11.1SCLP12.34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 83Paragraph 84
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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