Planning appeal decision
Rawlinson House, 3 Mercer Court, Heath Charnock, Near Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4EE
Planning appeal 3296378 at Rawlinson House, 3 Mercer Court, Heath Charnock, Near Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4EE (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 2 December 2022 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby dwellings with regards to noise and disturbance.
the erection of six buildings comprising 12no light industrial business units
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby dwellings with regards to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The noise assessment demonstrated that operational noise would fall below background levels and vehicle movements would not cause unacceptable disturbance to nearby residents, with the use class restriction to E(g) providing control over future activities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EP3Policy EP4Policy BNE1
- 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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