Planning appeal decision
Abbots Farm, Denham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5EW
Planning appeal 3344983 at Abbots Farm, Denham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5EW (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 6 December 2024 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, by reason of its siting, the appeal scheme is a sustainable form of development.
Erection of a summer house with timber walls and felt shingle roof, together with a modest sized solar panel array erected at ground level
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- IP29 5EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, by reason of its siting, the appeal scheme is a sustainable form of development
What decided it
The appellants did not clearly establish through their evidence that the erection of the structure in the open countryside location was essential, and therefore the appeal scheme conflicts with JDMPD Policy DM5 as an unsustainable form of development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- JDMPD Policy DM2JDMPD Policy DM5CS Policy CS3
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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