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Dismissed15 October 20253364061

Land at School Road, Elmswell, IP30 9NL

Planning appeal 3364061 at Land at School Road, Elmswell, IP30 9NL (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 15 October 2025 by Inspector Butcher H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed Church of St John, the setting of the Grade II listed almshouses at 1-3 Church Road, and the setting of the Grade II listed Elmswell Hall.

the erection of a care village comprising 66 bedroom care home (C2 Use), 37 No. extra care bungalows (C2 Use), 3 No. almshouses (C3), management office (E(g)(I) Use), club house, community growing area, orchard, community bee hives and open space provision

Authority
Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Butcher H
Postcode
IP30 9NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed Church of St John, the setting of the Grade II listed almshouses at 1-3 Church Road, and the setting of the Grade II listed Elmswell Hall
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, and
  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for development having regard to local planning policy

What decided it

The high level of less than substantial harm to the setting of three designated heritage assets was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

The totality of public benefits, albeit significant, did not outweigh the high level of less than substantial harm to the designated heritage assets, and combined with harm to character and appearance and conflict with settlement boundary policy, the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP19LP17LP24ELM1ELM2SP03LP06
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 215

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