Land Off Creeting Road West, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5AT

Planning appeal 3348448 at Land Off Creeting Road West, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5AT (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies on employment uses.

erection of 6no 1-bedroom flats

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Knight A
Postcode: IP14 5AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies on employment uses
The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal's failure to comply with Policy LP10 by not demonstrating that the possibility of re-using or redeveloping the land for employment or community uses had been explored through sustained marketing, combined with the modest scale of housing benefits, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.

The significant weight given to the provision of new housing was outweighed by the harm arising from conflict with Policy LP10 protecting employment land, and minor economic and social benefits during construction and occupation were insufficient to tip the balance in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP10Policy SP09Policy LP16
Judgments: Panton v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1999) 79 P & CR 186

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