®Planning appeal decision
6 Windmill Parade, Southwick, Sussex, BN42 4QB
change of use and conversion of estate agents ground floor office into two x one bedroom flats
- Authority
- Adur District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Reid J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the proposed development would have on the viability of the Local Parade
- The effect that the proposed development would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed flats, regarding noise and disturbance
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that retail use was no longer viable in the unit, combined with the absence of acoustic assessment and mitigation measures to protect future occupiers from noise and disturbance from the adjoining takeaway, meant the harm to the Local Parade's viability and to living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.
the benefits of two welcome flats within the built up area, employment during construction and future occupiers' support for local shops and services were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the viability of the Local Parade and to the future occupiers' living conditions
Plan policies cited: Policy 27, Policy 15, Policy 34
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