Planning appeal decision
Land at The Sycamores, Oakley Road, Southampton, SO16 4LJ
Planning appeal 3285044 at Land at The Sycamores, Oakley Road, Southampton, SO16 4LJ (Southampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 March 2022 by Inspector G F Self, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use of the land to mixed use including residential and use for stationing a catering van for the purposes of selling food and drink has occurred.
Material change of use of land to mixed use including residential and use for stationing a catering van for the purposes of selling food and drink
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- G F Self
- Postcode
- SO16 4LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use of the land to mixed use including residential and use for stationing a catering van for the purposes of selling food and drink has occurred
What decided it
Clear evidence that a catering van had been placed on the land and used for preparing and selling food and drink constituted a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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