Planning appeal decision
10 Beancroft Road, 10 Beancroft Road, Castleford, WF10 5BW
Planning appeal 3286483 at 10 Beancroft Road, 10 Beancroft Road, Castleford, WF10 5BW (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on public health and on the local environment with particular regard to noise and odour.
described in the application form as ‘Conversion to hot food takeaway and new shop front and external flue to the rear’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- WF10 5BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on public health and on the local environment with particular regard to noise and odour
What decided it
The proposal's failure to demonstrate that noise and odours from the extraction equipment would not adversely affect neighbouring properties, combined with the unacceptable effect on public health from increasing hot food takeaway concentration near a primary school.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RTC5Policy D9Policy D20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 185
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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