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.

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for: 1. Building works to the dwelling house, Whites Barn, comprising a two storey rear extension and a single storey garden room and the erection of a car port, garden store building, greenhouse, garden shed, playhouse and 4ft post & wire fencing. 2. Continued use of land as residential garden.

Change of use, internal and external alterations to facilitate conversion of barn to a dwellinghouse; erection of building containing detached annexe and car ports for use ancillary to converted barn (existing stables B and shed to be demolished); change of use, internal and external alterations to facilitate conversion of stables A and equestrian store to a dwellinghouse; conversion of remainder of equestrian store to bin store and bike store for ancillary residential use; erection of gates and fencing; provision of parking (amended description)