Planning appeal decision
Hillfields Service Station, Harnell Lane East, Coventry, CV1 5AY
Planning appeal 3300256 at Hillfields Service Station, Harnell Lane East, Coventry, CV1 5AY (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 7 restricting opening hours to 0700-2300 daily is necessary and reasonable having regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers.
a self-service petrol filling station and car wash without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref G/C/23017D, dated 16 April 1975
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- CV1 5AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition 7 restricting opening hours to 0700-2300 daily is necessary and reasonable having regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable noise and disturbance to nearby residential occupiers during extended hours, contrary to Policy DE1 of the Coventry Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1
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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