Planning appeal decision
Flats 10 and 11, The Fox Inn, 19 Church Street, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3HP
Planning appeal 3299578 at Flats 10 and 11, The Fox Inn, 19 Church Street, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3HP (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of the development with particular regard to the size of the units and associated outdoor amenity space.
without planning permission the unauthorised material change of use of the Land from a public house within sui generis use to two self-contained flats for residential use within Use Class C3
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- DN12 3HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of the development with particular regard to the size of the units and associated outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to bin storage and off-street parking associated with the development
What decided it
The development fails to demonstrate compliance with the Nationally Described Space Standard and cannot secure adequate outdoor amenity space and bin storage, thereby conflicting with Policies 44 and 45 of the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 44Policy 45
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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