Planning appeal decision
Lucas Smith, 122 Allport Road, Wirral, CH62 6AQ
Planning appeal 3291212 at Lucas Smith, 122 Allport Road, Wirral, CH62 6AQ (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 13 May 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
‘No development works this application was for a change of use’ (sic)
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- CH62 6AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The comparatively intimate scale of the unit with limited opening times, capable of being controlled through conditions requiring noise insulation and restricted hours, would avoid undue noise and disturbance to nearby residential occupiers in the context of the existing activity within the shopping parade.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SH4Policy HS15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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