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.

Prior Notification - Convert original old shop area into a new lounge/recreation room within original building structure ,as per other downstairs rooms already within the property. to remove front and rear access doors, and to brick up rear door as there is already an accessible rear door in the living accommodation, then to partially brick up front access door and to enlarge upper section to fit new opening window in keeping with windows already fitted to the property. To have electrical works carried out as necessary which will include, fuse boxes to be removed for petrol forecourt as the site is being decommissioned. 1 fuse board to be renewed and relocated to workshop area. Also to create opening into non load bearing stud partition wall to access original stair case , then to have the room rewired with extra power points, lighting, and switches as necessary. Also to extend original heating system into room for extra radiators as there is no heating at present. Also to decommission petrol forecourt with removal of fuel pumps and to have fuel tanks cleaned and professionally decommissioned and safety foam filled. Also to remove illuminated pole sign and to landscape remaining area back to garden use as the hard standing area only accounts for approximately 60% of original frontage already in use as a garden then to fence in remaining open entrance as per fencing already fitted