10 Queens Road, Manchester , M8 8UF

the erection of a two-storey (Use Classes A3/A5) drive-through restaurant facing Queens Road and erection of single-storey (Use Class A3) restaurant, together with formation of link road to connect proposed development sites, and associated car parking, landscaping, boundary treatment and other associated works, following demolition of former Irish World Heritage Centre without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 104616/FO/2014/N1, dated 12 February 2014

Authority: Manchester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that the variation of the condition would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties on Queens Road and Signet Walk, with particular regard to noise and other disturbance

What decided it

The Noise Impact Assessment provided technical evidence that 24-hour operation would not result in significantly increased noise and disturbance to nearby residents, and the appellant's proposed mitigation measures secured by condition would adequately address amenity concerns.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy DM1, Policy C10, Policy DC10, Policy DC26

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