®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Toll Bar Primary School, Askern Road, Toll Bar , Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QR
Planning appeal 3304229 at Land Opposite Toll Bar Primary School, Askern Road, Toll Bar , Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QR (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 January 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance, outlook, daylight and sunlight, and water spray.
change of use of land to a hand car wash (Use Class Sui Generis) including two permanent storage container structures and associated works
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- DN5 0QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance, outlook, daylight and sunlight, and water spray
- Highway safety
- The adequacy of provisions for surface water drainage
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions through noise, outlook, sunlight and water spray, create unacceptable highway safety impacts through vehicle queuing onto the A19, and fail to demonstrate adequate surface water drainage provision, conflicting with development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 4Policy 13Policy 46Policy 57
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 111Paragraph 130Paragraph 159Paragraph 167
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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