313 Colchester Road, Ipswich, IP4 4SF

Planning appeal 3353241 at 313 Colchester Road, Ipswich, IP4 4SF (Ipswich Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2025 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the parking provision proposed would be acceptable having regard to highway safety, the availability of sustainable transport modes and the accessibility of services.

change of use from C4 HMO (6 beds) to Sui Generis large HMO (9 beds)

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Jones H
Postcode: IP4 4SF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the parking provision proposed would be acceptable having regard to highway safety, the availability of sustainable transport modes and the accessibility of services

What decided it

The insufficient and unacceptable parking provision, which would result in overspill parking prejudicial to highway safety, conflicts with development plan policies and Framework guidance on well-designed places and highway safety, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefit.

The adverse impacts of granting permission—substantial harm to highway safety through insufficient parking provision—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefit of modest housing supply increase, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM19DM20DM22
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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