®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed12 February 20253345855
Barley House, Mere Farm Lane, Great Barton, Suffolk, IP31 2PH
erection of a first-floor rear extension to provide 2, one bedroom flats with a new external staircase, with associated access, parking and new pedestrian link
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- whether the development would provide suitable living conditions for current and future occupiers, with specific regard to external amenity space
- whether the housing mix would be appropriate to the location and character of the area
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary in the countryside, where the proposed extension to an existing residential building conflicts with Policies DM5 and DM27 which strictly control development in such areas.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS4, Policy CS13, Policy DM5, Policy DM27, Policy DM2, Policy DM22
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.