Land at 1 Farm Drive, Rawmarsh, S62 5HU

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

Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Willows P

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP11

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