®Planning appeal decision
Unit 2 Mount Pleasant Street, Sandwell, West Bromwich, B70 7DP
Planning appeal 3306738 at Unit 2 Mount Pleasant Street, Sandwell, West Bromwich, B70 7DP (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the later opening hours on Sundays and the opening of the premises on Bank Holidays would result in an increase in anti-social behaviour in the area and the effect of the varied opening hours on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in regard to noise and disturbance.
the change of use of an industrial unit to a snooker hall without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/18/62395, dated 13 August 2019
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- B70 7DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the later opening hours on Sundays and the opening of the premises on Bank Holidays would result in an increase in anti-social behaviour in the area and the effect of the varied opening hours on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, in regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The lack of evidence linking any anti-social behaviour to the snooker hall premises, combined with the security measures in place and the members-only nature of the club, demonstrated that extending opening hours to 1200-0300 Mondays to Sundays including Bank Holidays would not harm neighbouring living conditions or increase anti-social behaviour.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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