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Dismissed14 April 20253342873

The Queen, The Street, Brandeston, Woodbridge, IP13 7AD

Planning appeal 3342873 at The Queen, The Street, Brandeston, Woodbridge, IP13 7AD (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 14 April 2025 by Inspector Dring G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use of the public house to residential use would be justified having regard to local and national policies.

change of use of public house (sui generis) to 1 no. dwelling

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Dring G
Postcode
IP13 7AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the change of use of the public house to residential use would be justified having regard to local and national policies.

What decided it

The Inspector was not satisfied that community need for the public house had ceased, that the use was unviable, or that marketing demonstrated a lack of demand, so the unnecessary loss of a valued community facility was not justified.

The limited weight attributed to heritage retention and temporary, limited economic benefits from conversion did not outweigh the unnecessary loss of a valued community facility, so the balance weighed against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SCLP8.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 98

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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