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Dismissed16 January 20243313084

Building Rear of Gaol Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1JL

Planning appeal 3313084 at Building Rear of Gaol Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1JL (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.

conversion of existing storage building to form 4no 2 bedroom dwellings

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Wallace J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk from contamination
  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with respect to daylight and outlook

What decided it

The unacceptable effect on highway safety from the lack of parking provision in an area of high parking stress, contrary to JLP Policy LP29.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
JLP Policy LP29JLP Policy LP15JLP Policy LP24

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