25 Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AL

the conversion of a single dwelling to create two one-bedroom flats

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lancaster K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the supply of family-sized housing
Whether the development provides adequate living conditions for the occupiers, with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The development would result in the loss of a family-sized home contrary to Policy DM19 and would provide sub-standard accommodation lacking adequate sound insulation contrary to Policies DM18 and DM19(e), with no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify departure from the development plan.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy DM19, Policy DM18, Policy DM19(e)

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