®Planning appeal decision
Foxburrow Farm, Waldringfield Road, Brightwell, Suffolk, IP10 0BZ
‘Change of use of land for the storage of containers (associated with Port of Felixstowe), including erection of associated fencing ’
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location, with reference to the Council's strategy for the location of employment development
- Whether the proposal includes adequate information to assess the effect on the landscape, residential amenity, flood risk and land contamination
- Whether adequate information has been submitted to assess the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity, with particular reference to UK Priority Habitat and enhancement measures
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate a need for the proposed B8 storage facility in the countryside, contrary to Policy SCLP4.2, which is the only potential pathway for employment development at this location under the Council's spatial strategy.
Framework references: 88, 89, 187
Plan policies cited: SCLP3.3, SCLP4.5, SCLP3.2, SCLP4.6, SCLP4.1, SCLP4.7, SCLP4.2, SCLP10.4, SCLP11.1, SCLP11.2, SCLP7.1, SCLP7.2, SCLP10.1, SCLP3.1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.