103 WESTWARD DEALS , Kedington, Suffolk, CB9 7PL

Project: Electric Vehicle charging point - Driveway & Ramp Application 1. Transform existing Front Garden (Currently Grass lawn) into Permeable Tarmac or Paving stones bricks Driveway to park 1-2 Vehicles maximum. This would be size of 6.4m x 6.4m in dimension. This applies to planning specifications. 2. Install Access ramp across “Unregistered Land” grass bank, to permeable driveway length 6.95m x Maximum of 3m (as specified under planning specifications)

Authority: West Suffolk
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector: Phillips A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Effect of the development on character and appearance of the local area
Highway safety, specifically the proposed access on the safety of pedestrians

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, caused by breaking the important uninterrupted landscaped green space for the first time, outweighed the benefits of the proposal.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM46

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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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