Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils
Democratic Services

Mobile menu icon

Voting record

 Mid Suffolk Development Control Committee B, Wednesday, 28th April, 2021 9.30 am

Item: DC/20/03328 LAND AT, NETTLESTEAD ROAD, BAYLHAM

That application DC/20/03328 be refused for the reason as read out by the Area Planning Manager.:

Resolution status:Carried

1) The NPPF requires that planning decisions ensure development is visually attractive as a result of good architecture, layout and appropriate and effective landscaping.  This development would result in the creation of a residential property in an area remote from services and facilities where residential dwellings are unusual.  The submitted design would introduce large amounts of glazing into an otherwise simple building and would also likely serve to introduce an area of domestic use and paraphernalia immediately surrounding the building.  This would alter the appearance of the building and immediate area and character in a detrimental manner and would fail to achieve the aims of paragraph 127 of the NPPF and GP01, CL2 of the Local Plan and CS05 of the Core Strat. 

 

Furthermore, it fails to meet the criteria of Para 79 of NPPF that seeks the avoidance of isolated homes unless “the development would re-use redundant or disused buildings and enhance its immediate setting”.  As it is not considered that this proposal would result in enhancement of its immediate setting given the intrusive residential/domestic use that is detrimental to the rural character the proposal is contrary to Para 79.    

 

2) Notwithstanding the above, the proposal has not demonstrated the building to be capable of being converted into a new dwelling without being tantamount to being a new dwelling in the countryside.  On this basis the development is considered to be an isolated new dwelling in the countryside contrary to Local Plan Policy H7, Core Strat CS1, CS2 and CS5 and furthermore this would be contrary to sustainable development principles including Para 79 outlined within the NPPF

Voting
CouncillorVote
James Caston For
Peter Gould For
Kathie Guthrie For
Andrew Mellen For
Richard Meyer For
Andrew Stringer For
Rowland Warboys For