®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed31 July 20253360020
Land South of White Horse Public House, Station Road, Finningham, Suffolk, IP14 4TL
the erection of 2no Detached Bungalows
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for new housing with particular regard to its proximity to services and facilities, and the spatial strategy in the development plan.
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building named on the listing description as The White Horse Public House (PH).
What decided it
The proposal fails to comply with the development plan's spatial strategy by not meeting the exception for windfall infill housing in countryside clusters, and causes less than substantial harm to the setting of a Grade II listed building that cannot be justified by the modest public benefits offered.
Framework references: 212, 215, 83, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP01, Policy LP19, Policy LP08, Policy SP09, Policy LP16
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.