7 Vale Road, Poole, BH14 9AT

Planning appeal 3277678 at 7 Vale Road, Poole, BH14 9AT (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal represents a material change of use constituting development as defined in section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Change of use of double garage to private physiotherapy clinic, run solely by owner, 8am-8pm working hours, 5 days per week, up to 5 clients per day

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bond V
Postcode: BH14 9AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the proposal represents a material change of use constituting development as defined in section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The marked rise in traffic and people calling over extended working hours throughout the day would result in a significant change in the character of use compared to the existing residential use, taking the proposed physiotherapy clinic beyond a use ancillary to the primary residential use.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207

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