Planning appeal decision
Old Engineering Works Unit E, The Street, Pettistree, Suffolk, IP13 0HP
Planning appeal 3313677 at Old Engineering Works Unit E, The Street, Pettistree, Suffolk, IP13 0HP (East Suffolk) was allowed on 18 October 2023 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that changing the opening hours of the premises would have on the living conditions of neighbouring residents.
the change of use from class D2 to class B1. Including changes to elevation, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref. DC/19/3826/FUL, dated 18 December 2019
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- IP13 0HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that changing the opening hours of the premises would have on the living conditions of neighbouring residents
What decided it
The unacceptable nuisance that Sunday working would cause to neighbouring residents in a rural village setting with low ambient noise levels, outweighing the business's operational needs.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SCLP4.3SCLP11.2
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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