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Dismissed1 March 20233300703

57-59 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1JF

Planning appeal 3300703 at 57-59 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1JF (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 1 March 2023 by Inspector Staddon P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extended opening hours on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties.

the extension of opening hours by variation of condition 5 attached to the planning permission Ref SE/97/02051 for the ‘Change of use of shop to restaurant within Class A3 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987’ to extend the opening hours to 08:30am to 01.00am Monday to Saturday and noon to midnight on Sundays and Bank Holidays

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Staddon P
Postcode
TN13 1JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed extended opening hours on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties

What decided it

The close proximity of residential properties to the appeal site and the likelihood that extended opening hours until 01:00am would unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers through noise and disturbance during night hours when residents expect quiet.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
EN2EN7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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