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Allowed17 December 20253372445

Bramble Barn, Lodge Lane, Wissett, Halesworth, IP19 0JQ

Planning appeal 3372445 at Bramble Barn, Lodge Lane, Wissett, Halesworth, IP19 0JQ (East Suffolk) was allowed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area.

the conversion of barn and outbuilding to 1no. house without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/07/1956/FUL, dated 11 January 2008

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis L
Postcode
IP19 0JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 3 is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area

What decided it

The permitted development rights under the GPDO contain sufficient built-in restrictions on scale and appearance, and the site's screening and domestic character mean that their exercise would not unacceptably harm rural character, making the condition unreasonable and unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WLP8.11Policy WLP8.29

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