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Allowed16 July 20266007778

Land South Of Felixstowe Road, Stratton Hall, Felixstowe, IP11 0SQ

Planning appeal 6007778 at Land South Of Felixstowe Road, Stratton Hall, Felixstowe, IP11 0SQ (East Suffolk Council) was allowed on 16 July 2026 by Inspector C Walker, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the proposal in respect of its countryside location, landscape, character and appearance, and ecology.

outline - construction of lorry park comprising 69 no. lorry parking spaces inclusive of ancillary office, driver’s building, staff parking, landscaping and associated CCTV and lighting apparatus (with access and layout)

Authority
East Suffolk Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
C Walker
Postcode
IP11 0SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for the proposal in respect of its countryside location, landscape, character and appearance, and ecology

What decided it

The significant public benefits of addressing the evidenced national shortage of lorry parking spaces and supporting the strategically important Port of Felixstowe's supply chain resilience outweighed the moderate localised harm to landscape character and ecology when assessed against NPPF policies as a whole.

The moderate harm to landscape, character and appearance and ecology, which conflicts with the development plan, was outweighed by the significant public benefits of meeting the evidenced need for lorry parking to support the Port of Felixstowe and the logistics economy, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SCLP4.2Policy SCLP4.5Policy SCLP10.1Policy SCLP10.3Policy SCLP10.4Policy SCLP10.5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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