®Planning appeal decision
Red Lion Inn, Great Bricett, Ipswich, Suffolk , IP7 7DD
Planning appeal 3273897 at Red Lion Inn, Great Bricett, Ipswich, Suffolk , IP7 7DD (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 14 June 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would comply with local and national planning policies which seek to protect existing community facilities, having regard to the marketing of the public house, its viability and loss of employment.
change of use of public house (sui generis) to dwelling (C3)
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- IP7 7DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would comply with local and national planning policies which seek to protect existing community facilities, having regard to the marketing of the public house, its viability and loss of employment
- whether the proposals preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'The Red Lion Inn', and any features of special historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The failure to satisfactorily demonstrate that the existing public house use is unviable means the proposed change of use would result in the unnecessary loss of a valued rural facility, contrary to development plan policies and the Framework, and this harm outweighs the identified benefits.
The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of the dwelling use were outweighed by the considerable harm caused by the unnecessary loss of a valued rural facility.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E6 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan (1998)Policy CS5 of the Council's Core StrategyPolicies GP1, HB1, HB3 and H15 of the Local PlanPolicy FC1 of the Core Strategy Focused Review
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 93
- Judgments
- Fernwick Ltd v Mid Suffolk DC & Anor [2016] UKFTT CR-2015-0024 (GRC)
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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