Planning appeal decision
Lotty Lodge, 33 Wellesley Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4LG
Planning appeal 3270374 at Lotty Lodge, 33 Wellesley Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4LG (Cheltenham Borough Council) was allowed on 11 June 2021 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents with respect to any noise and disturbance.
use of part of ground floor as dog grooming business (sui generis)
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- GL50 4LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents with respect to any noise and disturbance
What decided it
The noise and disturbance from the dog grooming business was found to be no more than could reasonably be expected from dogs at a residential property and did not give rise to unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SL1 of the Cheltenham PlanSD14 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy (2011-2031)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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