Planning appeal decision
Land at 1 Farm Drive, Rawmarsh, S62 5HU
Planning appeal 3270544 at Land at 1 Farm Drive, Rawmarsh, S62 5HU (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 October 2021 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the change of use on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
follows: ‘I provide hair service from back of my house, that's conservatory, which was built before I bought house already with this conservatory. I would like to change for part commercial
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- S62 5HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the change of use on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The commercial hairdressing use operating on a significant scale with numerous daily client visits generating excessive noise and disturbance along a shared residential driveway causes unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions in conflict with Policy SP11.
The appellant's personal and financial circumstances were outweighed by the significant harm to neighbouring living conditions caused by the commercial use in a residential area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP11
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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