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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans to convert barns on a farm into new homes have been refused by East Suffolk Council.
The proposals would have seen three buildings on Hill Farm in Grundisburgh, one of which is listed, converted into a self-built dwellings.
Having been submitted in January of this year, the council refused the conversion applications as well as the listed building application on the basis that the planned work would harm the character of the building.
In its letter of refusal, a planning officer for East Suffolk Council said: "The proposal works would harm the character of the curtilage listed building, through the loss of historic fabric and the alteration of the internal and external appearance of the building.
"The introduction of a first floor would significantly alter the internal character of the barns, and result in the breaking up/loss of the historic brick floor to insert foundations for the proposed steel frame.
"External changes including to the fenestration and poorly considered extensions would also result in an erosion of the existing historic and ancillary character of the barns."
The applicant may appeal the decision to the Secretary of State within six months of the refusal.
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