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

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 129, 135, 216, 219

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS4, Policy CS13, Policy RV3, Policy DM5, Policy DM27, Policy CS3, Policy DM2, Policy DM22, Policy DM16

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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