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Dismissed28 April 20253357096

Land Adjacent To Aldersfield Place Farm, Ashfield Green , Wickhambrook, Suffolk, CB8 8UZ

Planning appeal 3357096 at Land Adjacent To Aldersfield Place Farm, Ashfield Green , Wickhambrook, Suffolk, CB8 8UZ (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 28 April 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including on the significance of Aldersfield Place farmhouse, as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA).

erection of self-build dwelling and construction of new vehicular access

Authority
West Suffolk
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
CB8 8UZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including on the significance of Aldersfield Place farmhouse, as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)

What decided it

The considerable harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset (Aldersfield Place farmhouse) through erosion of its setting, combined with similar harm to the character and appearance of the settlement, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of self-build provision and housing land supply contribution.

The benefits of self-build provision (moderate weight), contribution to housing land supply (moderate weight), and social and economic benefits (small weight) are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and the character and appearance of the settlement, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development is not engaged.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS4Policy CS13Policy RV3Policy DM5Policy DM27Policy CS3Policy DM2Policy DM22Policy DM16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 216Paragraph 219

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