Verandah House , 29 Ipswich Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1BD

change of use of premises from guest house and dwelling (sui generis) to a dwelling (Class C3)

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Fleming L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the local economy, having particular regard to tourism

What decided it

The proposal does not conflict with policies seeking to encourage tourist accommodation development, as those policies do not require resistance to loss of existing short-stay accommodation, and there is no substantive evidence the loss of this specific property would harm the local economy or tourism.

Plan policies cited: Policy 7.3 of the Mid Suffolk District Stowmarket Action Plan (2013), saved Policy RT16 of the Mid Suffolk Local Plan (1996)

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