®Planning appeal decision
St Benedicts Lower School, St Andrews Street South, Bury Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3PH
change of use from school site to public access car park for 269 cars with new vehicular access and exit from Parkway
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the safety and convenience of pedestrians, cyclists and other highway users
- the effect of the proposal on the provision of recreational open space
What decided it
The Inspector found no unacceptable harm to highway safety or to the provision of recreational open space, with material considerations, including the emerging Local Plan's removal of the open space designation, outweighing conflict with detailed development plan policies.
material considerations, including adequate replacement recreational provision, the emerging Local Plan's removal of the open space designation, and economic benefits, outweighed the failure to comply with the detailed requirements of Policy DM42 of the DMP and Policy LP33 of the emerging WSLP
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy DM35, Policy DM42, Policy DM46, Policy CS7, Policy LP33
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