Planning appeal decision
2-4 , Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffok , IP1 2BE
Planning appeal 3328088 at 2-4 , Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffok , IP1 2BE (Ipswich Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2024 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the design of the fence/electric gates is acceptable in the context of the building and its surroundings.
Erection of a 100 bedroom hotel and associated parking
- Authority
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- IP1 2BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the design of the fence/electric gates is acceptable in the context of the building and its surroundings
What decided it
The design of the fence/electric gates as erected does not achieve the necessary quality standard required in the high prestige civic setting and fails to accord with Policy DM12 which seeks to ensure good architectural design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM12
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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