®Planning appeal decision
11 Cambridge Road, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire, HG1 1AA
Change of use from commercial / business use (Class E) to a retail/commercial unit (Class E) and 23 No. serviced holiday apartments (Use Class C1) with associated external alterations
- Authority
- Harrogate Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hunt S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects on living conditions of future occupiers of the holiday apartments
- Whether the proposed development would be sustainably designed and adequately provide for energy efficiency measures
- Whether adequate service and refuse facilities would be provided for the holiday apartments and the potential effects on character and appearance
- The effects of the partial loss of retail space on the vitality and viability of Harrogate town centre
What decided it
The Inspector concluded the appeal proposals were acceptable on their own merits, particularly that the subdivision of the large vacant retail unit into a smaller retail space combined with holiday apartments would make a positive contribution to town centre vitality and viability, and that living conditions for temporary holiday occupiers would be acceptable with appropriate conditions controlling occupancy to 28 days.
Framework references: 55
Plan policies cited: HP4, CC3, CC4, GS5, HP2, HP3, EC5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.