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Allowed10 September 20213273506

39 Elm Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7QA

Planning appeal 3273506 at 39 Elm Drive, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, CW4 7QA (Cheshire East) was allowed on 10 September 2021 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the change of use on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular reference to the potential for noise and disturbance, and the availability of on-street parking.

Partial change of use from residential to mixed use for residential and childcare on domestic premises (up to 12 children)

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Taylor K
Postcode
CW4 7QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the change of use on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular reference to the potential for noise and disturbance, and the availability of on-street parking

What decided it

The fallback position that a childminding facility for up to 6 children could operate without planning permission, combined with the ability to control impacts through conditions restricting outdoor play to 6 children during two defined sessions, meant that the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to living conditions of neighbouring residents.

The benefits of providing a needed and used community childcare facility, with local employment and economic benefits, outweighed the limited harm to living conditions from noise and disturbance, which could be adequately controlled by conditions

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy SE2Policy CO2Policy GR6Policy GR17Policy TT1Policy TT3Policy CW4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 92Paragraph 93Paragraph 130Paragraph 185

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