®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 12 Looms Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HE
the change of use, conversion and extension of the existing office building to residential apartments, as well as the construction of one single storey dwelling in place of the existing car port to the rear of the site
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees
- ecology
What decided it
The adverse impacts of harm to the character and appearance of the area and the irreplaceable ecological habitat provided by the veteran robinia tree would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing and economic benefits of the proposal.
The modest housing benefits and sustainable location were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the irreplaceable ecological habitat of the veteran robinia tree, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM13 of the Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury Local Plan Joint Development Management Policies Document 2015
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.