®Planning appeal decision
Raceway Services, Back of Market Place, Saxmundham, IP17 1AG
change of use of self-contained ground floor unit: Class A1 to C3
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed change of use on the vitality and viability of Saxmundham Town Centre
What decided it
The small, peripheral location of the unit with weak commercial demand over a prolonged period meant that its loss would not adversely affect the vitality and viability of Saxmundham Town Centre, and the residential use would instead enhance the centre by bringing an inactive building back into active use.
The loss of a small, peripheral commercial unit with weak demand was outweighed by the benefits of bringing an inactive building back into use, meeting housing need, and supporting town centre vitality through additional residential population.
Framework references: 83, 85, 55
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy SCLP4.4, Policy SCLP4.9, Policy SCLP12.28
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.