Itron Factory, Carr Street, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2ER

demolition of ancillary buildings and plant and the change of use and subdivision of main building from B1(c) business use to mixed business uses, including B1(a) office, B1(c) light industrial, B8 storage and ancillary A3 café. Creation of new vehicular access onto Carr Road, new car parking and alterations to elevations to existing building to create new openings

Authority: East Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Bell-Williamson J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The suitability of the location for the proposed B8 storage use, with particular regard to development plan policies concerning such uses; and the effect on the living conditions of nearby residents related to heavy goods vehicle (HGV) movements to and from the appeal site

What decided it

The limited frequency of HGV movements arising from the proposed B8 storage use (estimated one to three per week) would not result in material harm to the living conditions of nearby residents, supported by the Highway Authority's lack of objection and the site's location in an industrial/commercial area with existing HGV traffic.

Plan policies cited: Policy SCLP12.9, Policy SCLP12.4, Policy SCLP4.2, Policy SCLP11.2

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