®Planning appeal decision
Unit 1, King Charles Business Park, Old Newton Road, Heathfield, TQ12 6UT
retention of use of light industrial building (Class E) as educational use (Class F1) and insertion of new windows to first floor of side elevation
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the premises is acceptable, having regard to the safety of its users
- Whether the use of the premises as an educational establishment is appropriate, having regard to the accessibility of the site's location
What decided it
The mitigation offered through planning conditions limiting pupil numbers to 12 and restricting use to school term times, combined with the demonstrated social and economic benefits of the specialist educational facility, made the location acceptable despite HSE concerns about hazardous installations.
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy EC2, Policy HT2
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