®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 31 Annbrook Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9JN
erection of a new dwelling
- Authority
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lock H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the street scene and the wider area
- The living conditions of occupants of 31 Annbrook Road, with particular reference to outlook, access to light and privacy
- Whether occupants of the new dwelling would be served by adequate amenity space
- The effect of the new access on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's failure to accord with the development plan across multiple policy areas—particularly its detrimental effect on character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, amenity space provision, and highway safety—could not be outweighed by the modest housing benefit, especially given the Council's demonstrated 5-year housing land supply.
The benefit of adding a single dwelling to the Borough's housing stock was outweighed by the visual harm to the character and appearance of the area.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17 b), Policy DM12, Policy DM17 e), Policy DM7, Policy DM17 g)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.