®Planning appeal decision
The Chestnuts , Martlesham Road, Little Bealings, Suffolk , IP13 6LX
Planning appeal 3270081 at The Chestnuts , Martlesham Road, Little Bealings, Suffolk , IP13 6LX (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, which turns on whether or not a material change of use has occurred.
use of the site edged blue on the plan by parking vehicles
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- IP13 6LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, which turns on whether or not a material change of use has occurred
What decided it
The scale of the vehicle parking activity and associated customer visits and vehicle movements were significantly greater than would be incidental to the residential use of the dwellinghouse, constituting a material change of use.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Hertfordshire CC v SSCLG [2012] EWHC 277
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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