®Planning appeal decision
Former Nightclub , Bank Street/White Horse Yard, Wakefield , WF1 1BB
‘change of use of vacant nightclub to homeless hostel including associated internal alterations, external alterations and signage’
- Authority
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Symmons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would affect living conditions within the local community with respect to increasing anti-social behaviour, crime and fear of crime in the area
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate sufficient safeguarding measures to ensure living conditions would not be adversely affected by increased anti-social behaviour, crime and fear of crime, particularly given the evidence-based concerns raised by the Police Architectural Liaison Officer regarding the proximity to and interaction with the existing Marsh Way House shelter.
Framework references: 8, 16, 92, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy D15 of the Wakefield Local Development Framework, Development Policies 2009
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.