Planning appeal decision
1-2 St Onge Parade, Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1YU
Planning appeal 3310305 at 1-2 St Onge Parade, Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1YU (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 5 April 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing condition No 5 would have on the living conditions of adjoining residential occupiers in respect of noise and disturbance.
Change of use of ground floor from recruitment agency (Use Class E) to Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/03935/FUL, dated 31 March 2021
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- EN1 1YU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing condition No 5 would have on the living conditions of adjoining residential occupiers in respect of noise and disturbance
What decided it
Removing the opening hours condition would have an unacceptably harmful effect on the living conditions of adjoining residential occupiers through noise and disturbance from customers arriving and leaving during early morning hours, conflicting with development plan policies and paragraph 130 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D13Policy D14Policy DMD 26Policy DMD 68
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 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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