Singer Ed Sheeran has lodged an appeal against Suffolk Coastal District Council's refusal to allow a parking lodge at his countryside home near Framlingham. The council rejected the plans for a 1.5-storey 'cart lodge' in July, stating it would not 'recognise the countryside's intrinsic character and beauty'.
In appeal documents first reported by the East Anglian Daily Times, Sheeran's agent Laurie McGee argued that the original cart lodge on the site was demolished to make way for a swimming pool extension, necessitating a replacement. The proposed grey slate building would be at the end of a private driveway, out of view from the road and surrounding buildings.
The council described the planned structure as 'an incongruous feature in the countryside' and has advised the planning inspectorate to dismiss the appeal, warning it would cause 'considerable harm' and 'present a creeping domestication' to the area.
