Unit 6B, Midas Industrial Estate Wantz Road, DAGENHAM, RM10 8PS

Without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use to a nightclub (Sui Generis)

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Moss J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the location of the development is acceptable, having regard to local and national planning policy
The effect of the development on neighbouring occupiers and uses on the Midas Business Centre estate, and on the living conditions of nearby residents

What decided it

The development's location outside a town centre conflicts with the development plan's strategy for town centre uses, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that suitable town centre locations are unavailable or unsuitable, such that the benefits claimed do not outweigh this conflict.

Framework references: 92

Plan policies cited: CM1, CM5, CE1, BE2, SD8, SD7, SD6, E7, E8, GG5, E2, E4, D1, D13, E9, BE4, BP8, BP10

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