To construct an 80,000 cubic metre reservoir covering an area of approximately 3.85 hectares, with the reservoir basin water surface area being 2.48 hectares. The reservoir is to be situated south of Ipswich Road, and located within the site so that the embankment toe is set back 25m from the public highway and the site is screened from the public highway by the existing hedgerow. The total site area including reservoir, banks, grassland fallow areas surrounding the reservoir is 5.27ha. The reservoir will be used to store and supply water to the in hand farming business for the irrigation of crops during the summer months. The site is accessed directly from the public highway to the North of the site. The site is well situated, and is well screened by the surrounding hedgerows and in-hedgerow trees.

Erection of 4no. new dwellings and associated external and landscaping work. Details include: provision of access off Mill Road and internal circulation, turning circles and driveways; details of scale and appearance of 2no. detached two storey dwellings and 2no. semi-detached two storey dwellings; provision of landscaping details including driveways, gardens, hedges, trees and close boarded fences to boundaries; layout details comprising semi-detached dwellings central to site, flanked by detached dwellings to north and south

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.

Removal of existing sycamore tree, planting of compensatory trees, and erection of new workshop and home office for use incidental to the existing dwelling

Construction of one and one half storey stand alone studio, with heat pump, and associated tree works

Change of use of a section of adjacent paddock to domestic garden and construction of a swimming pool and pool house with associated landscaping and tree planting

Construction of two external landings with balustrades, to bring existing external doors closer to current requirements for fire exits. Retention of a Holly tree to maintain external means of escape width once one of the landings is constructed.

Construction of a stand-alone shed for the purpose of timber drying and storage of timber, kayaks and garden equipment. The shed is rectangular in plan, 8.0 m by 3.0 m, with a pitched roof, overall height 2.97 m. In the interests of sustainability and economy, it will reuse the roof tiles and A-frames from an old garage elsewhere on the site, due for demolition. The roof is supported on timber columns. The timber columns and timber edging to the roof are painted black. The proposal includes continuing an 800 mm high earth bank along the boundary with the road, topped with a hedge.

Proposed lodge to be used as ancillary accommodation to the main dwellinghouse at Plum Tree Farm

Removal of the existing chain link /concrete post fencing. Existing fence approx 1.8m + barbed wire topped. Install new 2.1m high palisade fence with main gates set-back into the site to enable larger lorries with turn into the yard. The auxiliary gates to be placed in the same location as the existing.