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Dismissed28 March 20253354355

Boxers Meadow, Low Road, Denham, Suffolk, IP21 5ET

Planning appeal 3354355 at Boxers Meadow, Low Road, Denham, Suffolk, IP21 5ET (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2025 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the non-designated assets of the appeal building and the wider Horham Air Base, and its surroundings.

the erection of a two-storey extension

Authority
Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Kemmann-Lane T
Postcode
IP21 5ET

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the non-designated assets of the appeal building and the wider Horham Air Base, and its surroundings
  • The effect on the landscaping, including on dark skies

What decided it

The proposed extension's poor design and incongruous scale and bulk would cause detrimental harm to the non-designated heritage asset status of the building as part of the surviving WWII RAF Horham air base, contrary to Policy LP19 and NPPF design requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP19 – The Historic Environment
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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