27 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2RY

Planning appeal 3271168 at 27 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2RY (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), having particular regard to the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development.

Change of use of the first and second floor offices into 10 studio/1-bed self-contained apartments (Use Class C3)

Authority: Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Chandler M
Postcode: PO1 2RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal represents permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), having particular regard to the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development

What decided it

The absence of site-specific noise survey data in a highly noise-sensitive location bounded by night-time economy uses meant the Inspector could not be certain that the proposed mitigation would reduce noise to an acceptable level, failing the Class O permitted development test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PCS23 of the Portsmouth Plan (2012)

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