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Allowed12 December 20253371739

Beech Hedge Farm Weston Ditch, West Row, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8RE

Planning appeal 3371739 at Beech Hedge Farm Weston Ditch, West Row, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8RE (West Suffolk) was allowed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Beloe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with respect to residential development in the open countryside.

a new single storey, 3 bedroom dwelling to replace the existing 143m 2 mobile home

Authority
West Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Beloe C
Postcode
IP28 8RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with respect to residential development in the open countryside
  • the effect of the fallback position and the matters which would be secured via the unilateral undertaking

What decided it

The fallback position of retaining the mobile home indefinitely alongside the built-out live/work unit would be more harmful to character and appearance than the proposed development secured by the unilateral undertaking, which replaces two structures with one.

The conflict with specific criteria in Policy SP21 was outweighed by the significant weight afforded to the fallback position, which would be more harmful to character and appearance, resulting in overall betterment and accordance with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy LP8Policy LP9Policy SP21Policy LP11Policy SP24Policy LP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 84
Judgments
Measor v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions [1998] 4 P.L.R. 93; [1999] J.P.L. 182

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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