®Planning appeal decision
Timberhill, Hall Lane, Yaxley, Suffolk, IP23 8BY
change of use of existing annex building to full residential use
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan
What decided it
The annex building is currently in use and therefore cannot satisfy Policy LP04's requirement that buildings converted to residential use must be redundant or disused, and the site's location outside the settlement boundary conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy.
The benefits of providing a new house towards housing supply (significant weight but tempered by modest scale) and minor local economic and social benefits do not outweigh the harm resulting from conflict with the development plan
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LP02, Policy LP04, Policy LP01
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.