Planning appeal decision
Burkinshaw Motor Co, 31 Station Street, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8PP
Planning appeal 3279031 at Burkinshaw Motor Co, 31 Station Street, Swinton, Mexborough, S64 8PP (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 December 2021 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site could accommodate the amount of development proposed.
the conversion of existing building into 2 no. apartments (C3 use) - north site and erection of building comprising 6 no. apartments (C3 use) – south site
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- S64 8PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site could accommodate the amount of development proposed
What decided it
The appeal site cannot feasibly accommodate the proposed amount of development without causing harm to the living conditions of existing adjacent occupiers and without providing acceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
The benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land did not overcome the fundamental concerns regarding the inability of the site to accommodate the proposed quantum of development without harm to living conditions.
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