Planning appeal decision
Ducks Hall Ducks Hall Lane, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AL
Planning appeal 3356119 at Ducks Hall Ducks Hall Lane, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8AL (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area.
a. three dwellings with demolition of existing steel barns b. associated access
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
- Postcode
- CO10 8AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of the nearby Grade II listed building, Ducks Hall
What decided it
The medium-level less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building Ducks Hall, to which great weight must be attached, outweighed the minor public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy SP21LP Policy LP16LP Policy LP26LP Policy LP35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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