South east corner, Laureate Fields, Land west of the Ferry Road Residential Centre, Ferry Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9LY

the creation of a pair of three bedroom houses

Authority: East Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 25 Brinkley Way and 10 Estuary Drive with particular regard to privacy and outlook
Whether the proposal would affect open space and, if so, the effects that would be wrought by this
The adequacy of the surface water drainage system proposed and the effects of the proposal upon flood risk

What decided it

The unacceptable infringement upon the privacy and outlook of neighbouring occupiers, combined with the loss of open space and inadequate drainage design, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to indicate otherwise.

Plan policies cited: SCLP11.2, SCLP8.2, SCLP9.5

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