Rushbrook Mill Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4BF

Planning appeal 3280966 at Rushbrook Mill Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4BF (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 17 March 2022 by Inspector Down K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed office building on sustainable development objectives, including sustainable transport, in the rural area.

the erection of an office building of 666 sqm

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Down K
Postcode: IP8 4BF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed office building on sustainable development objectives, including sustainable transport, in the rural area
The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with respect to car parking provision and visibility at the proposed access
The effect of the proposed development on flood risk with respect to the resistance and resilience to flooding of the office building

What decided it

The proposed development failed on all three main issues: it was unsustainable in a rural location lacking public transport, it would create material parking stress and highway safety concerns, and it had not been subject to the required sequential flood risk test with unresolved concerns about flood resistance and resilience.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy E9Policy E10Policy FC3Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy T9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 89Paragraph 84Paragraph 85Paragraph 111Paragraph 159Paragraph 160Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163

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