®Planning appeal decision
THE FORGE, WOODBRIDGE ROAD, BREDFIELD, IP13 6AE
demolition of the existing commercial buildings on site and the erection of 7no dwellings and 14no commercial units
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the site allocation within the Bredfield Neighbourhood Plan
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on residential amenity, by virtue of noise and disturbance
What decided it
The cumulative and significant weight of adverse impacts—conflict with the neighbourhood plan employment policy, harm to character and appearance, uncertainty over highway safety mitigation, and harm to residential amenity from noise and disturbance—outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
The identified adverse impacts of the commercial development, conflict with the development plan, harm to adjoining residents, harm to character and appearance, and highway uncertainty, collectively afforded significant weight, outweighed the economic, landscaping and housing supply benefits of the scheme.
Framework references: 88
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP.14, Policy BDP.9, Policy BDP.15, Policy BDP.8, Policy SCLP4.5, Policy SCLP3.2, Policy SCLP4.2, Policy SCLP7.1, Policy SCLP4.3, Policy SCLP11.1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.