Asbach House, The Street, Framsden, Stowmarket, Suffolk , IP14 6HG

Planning appeal 3264485 at Asbach House, The Street, Framsden, Stowmarket, Suffolk , IP14 6HG (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan.

Change of use of the premises from a mixed C3/A4 use to wholly C3 residential use

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Thompson P
Postcode: IP14 6HG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
whether the proposed development would comply with local and national planning policies which seek to protect existing community facilities

What decided it

The failure to satisfactorily demonstrate that an alternative community use could not be accommodated at the property, combined with the conflict with the spatial strategy, outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal.

the harm caused by allowing development outside the settlement boundary and the unnecessary loss of a valued rural community facility outweighed the modest social, economic and environmental benefits of the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy E6Policy H16Policy FC1Policy FC1.1Policy LP31
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 93
Judgments: North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment (1993) 65 P & CR 137

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