7 Church Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7BD
Refused on 13 November 2024
Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Application for Planning Permission - Construction of dropped kerb, removal of outbuildings and boundary wall to facilitate off-street parking. Erection of 1.8m close boarded boundary fence.
- Received
- 2 September 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 8
- Council
- Babergh District Council
- Ward
- Eye
- ReceivedReceived2 Sep
- ValidatedValidated3 Sep
- Consult.Consultation11 Nov
- TargetTarget Date7 Nov
- DecidedDecided13 Nov
Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 7 Church Street Eye Suffolk IP23 7BD. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 5,907 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 3 weeks longer than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Eye conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Eye. We hold 1,281 applications in total for the IP23 postcode area.
90% of full applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- REASON(S) FOR REFUSAL - HIGHWAYS The development would by reason of its location does not meet the Dropped Kerb Criteria for new access points. This excessive length of access will significantly limit achievable visibility, alongside not providing adequate space for manoeuvring. Insufficient information has been provided to overcome the concerns of the Highway Authority and is therefore unsafe in its current form. The proposal is considered to be contrary to policy LP29 of the Joint Local Plan, Eye Neighbourhood Plan and Paragraph 114(b) of the NPPF that seeks safe and suitable access for all users.
- REASON(S) FOR REFUSAL - HERITAGE The proposal represents a very low to low level of less than substantial harm to designated and non-designated heritage assets due to the loss of the boundary brick wall and creation of parking on the site being harmful to the significance of both 7 Church Street as well as the character and appearance of Eye Conservation Area. The public benefits that arise from this development are limited this is not outweighed by the harm caused to the setting of the heritage assets described above. Thus identifies the balance between benefit and harm required by paragraph 208 and 209 of the NPPF. SUMMARY OF POLICIES WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE DECISION: Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Local Plan SP03 - The sustainable location of new development SP06 - Retail and Main Town Centre Uses SP09 - Enhancement and Management of the Environment LP09 - Supporting a Prosperous Economy LP11 - Retail and Town Centres LP16 - Biodiversity & Geodiversity LP19 - The Historic Environment LP24 - Design and Residential Amenity LP28 - Services and Facilities Within the Community LP29 - Safe, Sustainable and Active Transport Eye Neighbourhood Plan Eye 16 - Development within the Settlement Boundary National Planning Policy and Guidance NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework PPG - Planning Practice Guidance
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- IP23 7BD
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Eye
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 September 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 11 November 2024
- Consultation start
- 21 October 2024
- Consultation end
- 11 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 September 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 September 2024
- Last date for comments
- 11 November 2024
- Target decision date
- 7 November 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Guildhall Market Hill Framlingham Suffolk IP13 9BD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 65 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 September 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 October 2024
- Site notice start
- 11 September 2024
- Site notice end
- 2 October 2024
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 19
- Constraints
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Eye
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202430 Apr
Full Planning Application - Erection of 1 No. dwelling with vehicular access to Dove Lane (Following…
RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDC/24/02050 - 201411 Apr
Installation of an Illuminated Sign
RefusedAdvertisement consent1195/14 - 201411 Apr
The installation of an automated teller machine.
RefusedFull Planning Application1194/14
Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk
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