Planning appeal decision
Agc Chemicals Europe Ltd , Hillhouse International, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4QD
Planning appeal 3265515 at Agc Chemicals Europe Ltd , Hillhouse International, Fleetwood Road North, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4QD (Wyre Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2021 by Inspector Hockenhull H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential properties with particular regard to operational noise.
the erection of two storey lubricants building (B2), new internal roads and areas of hardstanding
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- FY5 4QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential properties with particular regard to operational noise.
What decided it
The appellant's inability to demonstrate a worst-case noise assessment or agree an acceptable operating noise limit meant harm to neighbouring living conditions could not be ruled out.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SA4Policy SP2Policy SP8Policy CDMP1Policy CDMP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 180
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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