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Dismissed4 August 20253354090

The Old Vicarage, Low Street, Brandeston, Ipswich, IP147AN

Planning appeal 3354090 at The Old Vicarage, Low Street, Brandeston, Ipswich, IP147AN (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the holiday let use on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

Change of use from residential (C3) to a sui-generis holiday let

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Sylvester G
Postcode
IP13 7AN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the holiday let use on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The scale and nature of the holiday let use, with up to 20 guests socialising and relaxing, would inevitably generate noise and disturbance harmful to nearby residents that could not be adequately controlled by planning conditions without technical evidence of mitigation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SCLP11.2

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