Conversion, alteration and extension of former residential care home into a community hub. Removal of two storey rear lift tower, replacement of front lean-to, replacement/reduced front and rear dormers windows, erection of single storey rear extensions, fenestration alterations including installation of rooflights and associated ground works, erection of detached garden office, fence enclosure housing air source heat pump and various tree works

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.

Silver birch (T1) - an overall reduction of 30%. The reduction includes removing branches that extend over a boundary fence and are too close to an adjacent residential property.

Submission of details in relation to Conditions 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement), Condition 9 (Tree Protection), Condition 10 (Fencing/Ground Protection) and Condition 11 (Landscape Scheme) of Planning Consent 18/01968/FULL (Rear extension and extension to increase height of building to create two new floors, and remodelling of existing building to increase number of residential flats from 6 to 14, (3 x 1-bed and 5 x 2-bed), with associated parking, cycle and refuse stores and access)

Remove trees and replace with close board fence 1m from the existing chain link fence to extend the residential curtilage