Planning appeal decision
12 Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9LN
Planning appeal 3263058 at 12 Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9LN (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the loss of a large family dwelling on the supply of housing in the Borough.
Use of the land and buildings as a commercial holiday lettings property (change from residential dwelling house C3 use class to sui generis use)
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- S36 9LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the loss of a large family dwelling on the supply of housing in the Borough
- the effect of the breach of planning control on the living conditions of the occupiers of surrounding residential properties, specifically in relation to noise disturbance, trespass and traffic generation
What decided it
The imposition of a Management Plan condition requiring approval by the Local Planning Authority and specifying controls over group bookings, music, hours of outside space use, and complaint procedures would adequately mitigate the identified harms to neighbouring residents' living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H9Policy GD1Policy Poll 1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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