®Planning appeal decision
Foxburrow Farm, Waldringfield Road, Brightwell, Suffolk, IP10 0BZ
Planning appeal 3348513 at Foxburrow Farm, Waldringfield Road, Brightwell, Suffolk, IP10 0BZ (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 26 June 2025 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location, with reference to the Council's strategy for the location of employment development.
‘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
- Postcode
- IP10 0BZ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SCLP3.3SCLP4.5SCLP3.2SCLP4.6SCLP4.1SCLP4.7SCLP4.2SCLP10.4SCLP11.1SCLP11.2SCLP7.1SCLP7.2SCLP10.1SCLP3.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 187
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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