®Planning appeal decision
432 Flixton Road, Manchester, M41 6QT
for a change of use from former café use to a drinking establishment (Sui Generis) with external seating area, installation of new door and bi- fold windows to front elevation and external cooler plant to rear elevation
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The imposition of effective conditions controlling operating hours, external seating use, window and door closure, and glass bottle disposal, combined with the appellant's noise mitigation measures, would prevent unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
The benefits of allowing the change of use to a drinking establishment were balanced against the potential for noise and disturbance to neighbouring residents, with the balance tipped in favour of the proposal through the application of robust conditions.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy L7 of the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012)
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