Planning appeal decision
32 Swallow Croft, Lichfield, WS13 7HF
Planning appeal 3272941 at 32 Swallow Croft, Lichfield, WS13 7HF (Lichfield District Council) was allowed on 6 August 2021 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking.
the conversion of former retail unit into hot food takeaway (A5)
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- WS13 7HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of surrounding residents with particular regard to noise, light, fumes, odours and traffic generation
What decided it
The proposal would not raise highway safety issues due to adequate parking availability and would not cause unacceptable harm to living conditions of nearby residents when subject to appropriate conditions controlling hours and extraction equipment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 3Policy BE1Policy ST1Policy ST2
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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