The Bramford Cock PH, The Street, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk , IP8 4ED

Planning appeal 3275506 at The Bramford Cock PH, The Street, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk , IP8 4ED (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the reduction in the extent of the public house garden, the proximity of the proposed dwelling, and the requirement to provide acceptable living conditions in respect of noise for its future occupiers would prejudice the financial viability and function of the public house.

Erection of a single storey dwelling (C3) to the rear of the existing public house (Sui Generis), with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thompson P
Postcode: IP8 4ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the reduction in the extent of the public house garden, the proximity of the proposed dwelling, and the requirement to provide acceptable living conditions in respect of noise for its future occupiers would prejudice the financial viability and function of the public house
Whether safe and suitable access can be provided to serve the proposed development

What decided it

The absence of clear and robust evidence demonstrating material harm to the public house's viability or function, combined with acceptable acoustic mitigation and safe access arrangements, outweighed the Council's concerns.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H17Policy T10Policy E6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 8Paragraph 81Paragraph 93Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 54

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