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Dismissed11 September 20266010023

111 to 113 Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich, IP4 5BN

Planning appeal 6010023 at 111 to 113 Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich, IP4 5BN (Ipswich) was dismissed on 11 September 2026 by Inspector A Wright, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking and access arrangements.

Change of use from commercial use (Class E) to mixed-use development comprising five dwelling flats (Class C3) and commercial use (Class E) including external alterations and removal of a pitched roof at first floor level

Authority
Ipswich
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
A Wright
Postcode
IP4 5BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking and access arrangements

What decided it

The absence of any mechanism to prevent future residents from owning private cars, combined with insufficient evidence that additional vehicles could be accommodated on nearby streets without causing inappropriate parking on footways and obstructing pedestrian movement and emergency access, meant the harm to highway and pedestrian safety substantially outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.

applying Policy S4, the substantial benefits of providing five dwellings towards housing supply, making efficient use of underutilised floorspace in an urban location with good access to services and public transport, and supporting the vitality and viability of the local centre were substantially outweighed by the considerable weight of harm to highway safety, with particular regard to parking and access arrangements, contrary to Policies TR3 and TR4 of the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM22Policy DM21

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