LAND AT HIGHTREES, HADLEIGH ROAD, ELMSETT, IP7 6NG

described on the application form as “Retention of shed”

Authority: Babergh District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Fallon R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character & appearance of the area and the setting of the Grade II listed Eleys Cottage
whether the development is in an appropriate location

What decided it

The shed's low-key storage use ancillary to the adjacent dwelling, its character consistent with rural buildings, and compliance with heritage and design policies outweighed the conflict with the settlement boundary policy, particularly given the area's transition to a more built-up residential appearance.

Framework references: 131, 135, 139, 212, 213, 214, 215, 57, 80

Plan policies cited: Policy SP09, Policy LP19, Policy LP24, Policy EMST11, Policy EMST12, Policy SP03

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