Planning appeal decision
Side House St. Georges Terrace, Sunderland, SR6 9LX
Planning appeal 3314979 at Side House St. Georges Terrace, Sunderland, SR6 9LX (Sunderland City Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2024 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the health and wellbeing of the local community.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from use as a café to use as a hot food takeaway
- Authority
- Sunderland City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- SR6 9LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the health and wellbeing of the local community
- the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular regard to odours, noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development fails to comply with Policy VC4 because the ward's childhood obesity rate exceeds the policy threshold, and fails to comply with Policy HS1 because the appellant has not satisfactorily demonstrated that noise, odour and disturbance impacts can be adequately controlled.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy VC4Policy HS1
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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