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Allowed11 September 20233304737

153 Fairview Avenue, Wigmore, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0PX

Planning appeal 3304737 at 153 Fairview Avenue, Wigmore, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0PX (Medway Council) was allowed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of the Local Centre and health of local residents.

Change of use from butcher's shop to takeaway pizza shop (sui generis) together with the provision of a rear service yard area for staff parking and deliveries

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
ME8 0PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of the Local Centre and health of local residents
  • highway safety through additional parking demand

What decided it

The absence of substantive evidence of an unacceptable overconcentration of hot food takeaways and the demonstration that parking demands could be safely accommodated within existing capacity.

the benefits of supporting economic development and the vitality of the Local Centre outweighed the concerns raised regarding health implications and parking demand

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy R10Policy R18Policy BNE2Policy T1Policy T13

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