Planning appeal decision
431 Overpool Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JD
Planning appeal 3287432 at 431 Overpool Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH66 2JD (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 17 May 2022 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of existing designated retail centres.
Single storey detached building for use as an office (retrospective application)
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- CH66 2JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of existing designated retail centres
- whether the development provides adequate levels of car and cycle parking within the site
What decided it
The appellant's failure to satisfy the sequential test for locating an office use in a town centre or edge-of-centre location, combined with inadequate car parking provision on site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ECON2DM14STRAT10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 91
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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