®Planning appeal decision
Office Building At The Former Stowmarket Caravan Site, Bury Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1JF
proposed change of use of office building to residential dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the loss of an existing employment use
- the effect of the development on existing employment uses in the surrounding area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the host building, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the development on flood risk
What decided it
The loss of an existing employment use without demonstrated marketing or evidence of no material economic impact, combined with the unmitigated risks to living conditions from surrounding commercial uses and flood risk, outweighed the modest benefit of one additional dwelling in an area with a five-year housing land supply.
The benefit of providing one additional dwelling and contributing to housing supply was offset by the loss of an existing employment use and the unresolved conflicts with living conditions and flood risk.
Framework references: 185, 187, 159
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy E6, Saved Policy E4, Saved Policy H16, Policy CS4
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.