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Allowed28 July 20223290649

Melrose House, 7 Sea Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2AU

Planning appeal 3290649 at Melrose House, 7 Sea Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2AU (East Suffolk) was allowed on 28 July 2022 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the availability of commercial floorspace in this location.

conversion of ground floor commercial unit to provide new homes, including minor ground floor infill

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bell-Williamson J
Postcode
IP11 2AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the availability of commercial floorspace in this location

What decided it

The appellant's comprehensive marketing exercise for 32 months, substantially exceeding policy requirements, combined with the substantial planning benefits of improving the appearance of a vacant, boarded-up ground floor in a prominent conservation area location, outweighed the loss of commercial floorspace.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SCLP4.4Policy SCLP12.14

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