Planning appeal decision
Land at 130 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5AH
Planning appeal 3284746 at Land at 130 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5AH (Manchester City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance and odours.
On 17 December 2018, planning permission was granted for the change of use of the premises from a public house to restaurant together with the erection of a two-storey extension to rear and elevational alterations including front canopy (ref. 120947/FO/2018). The permission was subject to conditions, as detailed in the attached
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- M14 5AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance and odours
What decided it
The reasonable prospect of harm to nearby residents' living conditions from odours and noise arising from shisha smoking in the external rear areas of the premises, which the condition is necessary to prevent.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC10Policy DC26Policy SP1Policy DM1
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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