Planning appeal decision
Unit 2, Leornain House, Itchen Business Park, Kent Road, Southampton, SO17 2LJ
Planning appeal 3265484 at Unit 2, Leornain House, Itchen Business Park, Kent Road, Southampton, SO17 2LJ (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on neighbouring operations with regard to servicing and highway safety.
the change of use to storage and distribution (Use Class B8); siting of shipping container and re-siting of commercial waste bins
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thomas N
- Postcode
- SO17 2LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on neighbouring operations with regard to servicing and highway safety
What decided it
The constrained site layout cannot safely accommodate the regular HGV collections required by the business without causing potential harm to highway safety and disrupting access to neighbouring operations.
The social and charitable benefits of the appellant's business do not outweigh the harm to neighbouring operations and highway safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SPD1(i)TI2CS6CS8
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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