Planning appeal decision
Hill Crest, Shipmeadow, Suffolk, NR34 8HJ
Planning appeal 3353862 at Hill Crest, Shipmeadow, Suffolk, NR34 8HJ (Broads) was dismissed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area, and the natural beauty of the Broads.
Storage barn
- Authority
- Broads
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- NR34 8HJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area, and the natural beauty of the Broads
- the living conditions of neighbouring residents with respect to overbearing impacts and loss of outlook
What decided it
The storage barn's modern industrial appearance and design are materially inappropriate for the rural landscape character of the Broads Protected Landscape and conflict with development plan policies and NPPF paragraph 189 requiring conservation of natural beauty.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy DM16Policy DM43Policy DM21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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