Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to the Ten Bells, The Street, Stonham Aspal, IP14 6AF
Planning appeal 6005712 at Land Adjacent to the Ten Bells, The Street, Stonham Aspal, IP14 6AF (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2026 by Inspector G Bayliss, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on heritage assets, including The Ten Bells, a Grade II listed building.
A new dwelling located to the rear of The Ten Bells, L-shaped in plan with one and a half storey and single-storey elements, timber cladding and brickwork with slate tile roof
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- G Bayliss
- Postcode
- IP14 6AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on heritage assets, including The Ten Bells, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The proposed building would be too large for the plot, resulting in harmful overdevelopment that would diminish the prominence and separate identity of the Grade II listed building, with insufficient public benefits to justify this harm to a designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP19Policy SP09
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212
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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