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Dismissed26 November 20253371685

21 Cooks Road, Elmswell, Suffolk, IP30 9BX

Planning appeal 3371685 at 21 Cooks Road, Elmswell, Suffolk, IP30 9BX (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 26 November 2025 by Inspector Nutman E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 22 with regard to noise.

the installation of an air source heat pump to rear elevation

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector
Nutman E
Postcode
IP30 9BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 22 with regard to noise

What decided it

The proposed air source heat pump would emit noise 3dB above the MCS 20a standard at a location proximate to a neighbouring bedroom window, causing unacceptable harm to living conditions that cannot be adequately mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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