46 Ridingleaze, BRISTOL, BS11 0QE

change of use from currently vacant former bookmakers (Sui Generis) to a Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) together with new shopfront and roller shutters to the front elevation and wall mounted extract and boiler flues, fresh air intake grill and condenser to the rear elevation

Authority: Bristol City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Davies H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed change of use on the retail function of the Ridingleaze local centre
The effect of the proposed change of use on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with regard to antisocial behaviour and littering, as well as any effect on the promotion of unhealthy lifestyles to young people

What decided it

The addition of one hot food takeaway to a local centre already containing three similar uses, with no substantive evidence of unacceptable harm to retail function or neighbouring living conditions, justified allowing the appeal.

Plan policies cited: Policy JSB3, Policy DM9, Policy DM10

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