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Dismissed14 March 20253350504

25 Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AL

Planning appeal 3350504 at 25 Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AL (Ipswich Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the supply of family-sized housing.

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
Postcode
IP1 2AL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM19Policy DM18Policy DM19(e)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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