Lakerose Leisure Ltd, Lincoln House, 44 Lincoln Avenue, PEACEHAVEN, BN10 7JU

Change of use of workshop/office/warehouse and van depot (sui generis) to children's nursery school (D1)

Authority: Lewes District Council
Appeal type: other · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Unknown
Inspector: Ayres J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers
Whether the existing use remains economically viable
Whether the proposal would incorporate measures to reduce locally contributing causes of climate changes

What decided it

The substantial and unmitigated harm to the living conditions of surrounding occupiers from the intensification of noise and activity outweighed the material benefits of efficient land use, climate change measures and employment generation.

The benefits of efficient land use, climate change measures and employment generation did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan arising from substantial harm to the living conditions of surrounding occupiers.

Plan policies cited: ST3, CP11, CP13, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 14

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