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Camberley Kart Club, Blackbushe Airport, London Road, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 9LB
Planning appeal 3266697 at Camberley Kart Club, Blackbushe Airport, London Road, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 9LB (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Osgathorp C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the variation of Conditions 8 and 9 would be acceptable having regard to the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in respect of noise.
kart racing circuit, outbuildings and portakabins without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref HDC/21916 dated 12 April 1994
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
- Postcode
- GU17 9LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the variation of Conditions 8 and 9 would be acceptable having regard to the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in respect of noise
What decided it
The proposed variation of Conditions 8 and 9 would intensify use of the kart track and reduce respite for neighbouring occupiers, causing harm to living conditions through noise that exceeds the Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level, contrary to the development plan and NPPF.
The benefits of supporting an established rural business and enabling increased use of a popular recreation facility were outweighed by the harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through increased and extended noise exposure.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE11 of the Hart Local Plan Strategy and Sites 2032saved Policy GEN6 of the Hart Local Plan 1996-2006
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 83Paragraph 127Paragraph 170Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE (1982)
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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