Planning appeal decision
19 Bond Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HR
Planning appeal 3364032 at 19 Bond Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HR (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 17 June 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 No 19 itself and Stowmarket Conservation Area.
addition of external insulation and over cladding to side and rear walls
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price J
- Postcode
- IP14 1HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including No 19 itself and Stowmarket Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial but nonetheless significant harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area caused by the proposed hanging tile cladding, which would be an incoherent and untypical feature in the street scene, could not be justified by the modest public benefits of improved thermal performance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP19Policy LP24Policy SP09Policy LP23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215Paragraph 216
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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