Planning appeal decision
Brickyards Industrial Estate, Rockpits Lane, Steep Marsh, Petersfield, GU32 2BN
Planning appeal 3302678 at Brickyards Industrial Estate, Rockpits Lane, Steep Marsh, Petersfield, GU32 2BN (South Downs) was allowed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that varying condition 10 would have on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
three industrial units - amendment to previously approved scheme (SDNP/12/00513/FUL) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref SDNP/13/01966/FUL, dated 6 August 2013
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- GU32 2BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect that varying condition 10 would have on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect that varying condition 10 would have on highway safety
What decided it
The modest scale of the mixed-use operation and limited vehicle movements, combined with the existing industrial context and the retention of hours of operation restrictions, mean that the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to living conditions or highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD5Policy SD7Policy SD35Policy SD19
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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