Extension 1. The application is for a renewal of an identical application that was approved in 2016. 2. The site currently accommodates a small house and two sheds. It is bounded by residential property on two sides, a paddock to the rear and is on the residential fringe of Westleton. The prevailing scale in the neighbourhood is varied with traditional one and two storey dwellings with one much larger property next door. 3. The existing house is to be extended to provide a single storey garage and an additional bedroom and ground floor bathroom to make the accommodation more modern and flexible. 4. The proposed dwelling will have no openings onto neighbouring properties and is screened by hedges and fences with the principal trees and boundary hedging and fencing being retained. 5. Highway access, bin and oil storage will be unchanged. 6. The exception is to increase the height of the existing perimeter willow fence to up to 3 meters (to graduate up after a minimum of 4 meters from the roadway) along the boundary between the cottage and the new building next door to improve privacy for both buildings following the new build increasing the land elevation in their back garden and increased scale of overlooking windows. 7. External materials are limited to brick and tiling compatible with local styles. 8. No biodiversity issues are presented by the proposals. 9. The site has been checked for contamination in 2017 and 2019 with no issues being found. 10. The site is not within a Conservation Area and the building is not listed.

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission ref: 21/03750/FUL (Demolition of existing house and erection of three storey dwellinghouse (including accommodation in roofspace) and erection of new boundary fencing to left hand side and installation of new entrance gate) dated 26/01/2022. Variation to consist of the following changes by removing single storey room at rear, amendments to roof form of two storey front extension and alterations to the pitch of the main roof slope, including increasing the width of the rear dormer window and scale of the front dormer windows, alteration to window scale and detailing, adding obscure glazed windows to the side elevations, and materials to front and rear elevations; replacing the front side boundary on the right hand side; and addition of solar panels, and air-conditioning units relocated at high level towards the rear of the house.

Change of use from residential unit, occupied in connection with the main house (Low Sober Farm) as housekeeper accommodation, to unrestricted residential unit for general residential occupation, including side extension and external alterations to layout of domestic curtilage and erection of boundary fences, (part retrospective)

Change use of existing school house to school support accommodation. Demolition of existing lean-to stores at rear of existing school house and construction of new single storey school reception. Construction of new single storey extension to existing school building to allow the creation of new classroom and toilets. Proposed new hard and soft landscaping to the front of the site together with new low level boundary fence and gates and installation of new canopy to the rear of the school house.