Planning appeal decision
Hydro, 21 The Business Centre The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, IP13 7SA
Planning appeal 3318024 at Hydro, 21 The Business Centre The Street, Earl Soham, Woodbridge, IP13 7SA (East Suffolk) was allowed on 31 October 2023 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would comply with the requirements of Class MA of the GPDO, specifically whether the former canine hydrotherapy centre use falls within Class E (commercial, business and service).
notification of prior approval for the change of use of former canine hydrotherapy centre (Unit 21) to a single residential dwelling
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- IP13 7SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would comply with the requirements of Class MA of the GPDO, specifically whether the former canine hydrotherapy centre use falls within Class E (commercial, business and service)
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that canine hydrotherapy falls within Class E (commercial, business and service) as a service appropriate to provide in a commercial, business or service locality and serving visiting members of the public, thereby satisfying the requirements of Class MA of the GPDO.
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