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Dismissed14 February 20253348107

Land Rear Of Plots 2 And 3 Rooks Mead, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3FZ

Planning appeal 3348107 at Land Rear Of Plots 2 And 3 Rooks Mead, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3FZ (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that altering the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area.

change of use of land to form gardens to serve Plots 2 and 3 without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/23/02342 dated 15 March 2024

Authority
Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Knight A
Postcode
IP31 3FZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that altering the condition would have on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect that altering the condition would have on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would allow harm to the character and appearance of the area by enabling a close-boarded fence that would be harmfully at odds with the open, rural character of the locality.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP17LP24LP29Policy 9 of the Thurston Neighbourhood Plan (2019)

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