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Land South of 333 High Street, Walton, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9QL
Planning appeal 3345362 at Land South of 333 High Street, Walton, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9QL (East Suffolk) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 15 June 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in a suitable location, having regard to its effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular reference to noise and disturbance, as well as its impact on the local highway network.
Without planning permission the change of use of an animal clinic and boarding facilities centre (former Blue Cross Animal Welfare Centre) to a use for the storage of furniture, builders materials and other items associated with a property development business ("the Unauthorised Use")
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
- Postcode
- IP11 9QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is in a suitable location, having regard to its effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular reference to noise and disturbance, as well as its impact on the local highway network
What decided it
The current use generates significantly fewer vehicular movements (10-15 daily) than the former animal welfare use (31-68 daily), and there is no evidence of noise complaints or unacceptable impact on neighbouring residential properties or the highway network.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SCLP11.2Policy SCLP11.1Policy SCLP4.2Policy SCLP3.3Policy SCLP3.1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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