Cheadle Heath Sports Club, Norbreck Avenue, CHEADLE, SK8 2ET

erection of all-weather playing area with floodlights and construction of additional parking without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 67393, dated 7 August 1997

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition restricting floodlight operating hours is reasonable and necessary in the interest of protecting the living conditions of residents on Normanton Road, Emlyn Grove, Aber Road, and Norbreck Avenue with regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposed extended floodlight operating hours would harmfully intrude into the period of respite from noise that neighbouring residents on Norbreck Avenue currently enjoy after 21:00, and this significant harm to living conditions outweighs the modest economic, environmental and social benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 7, 8, 10, 11, 92, 130

Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS8, CS Policy SIE-3, Core Policy 3.3.4

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