Planning appeal decision
Slade Street Car Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1BZ
Planning appeal 3318899 at Slade Street Car Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1BZ (Ipswich Borough Council) was allowed on 15 January 2024 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether continued use as a pay and display car park would discourage or prejudice redevelopment proposals for the site and/or would fail to conserve or enhance relevant heritage assets.
the continued use as a pay and display car park for a period of five years
- Authority
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- IP4 1BZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether continued use as a pay and display car park would discourage or prejudice redevelopment proposals for the site and/or would fail to conserve or enhance relevant heritage assets
What decided it
The proposal would function as a temporary 'meanwhile use' pending redevelopment without inhibiting a suitable scheme or causing further harm to heritage assets, and the use had demonstrated no identifiable difficulties over its operational period.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy IP043Policy SP1Policy SP34Policy CS4Policy DM13
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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