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Notice varied and upheld10 June 20243320797

125 Park Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3EU

Planning appeal 3320797 at 125 Park Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3EU (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the beauty salon use constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission (ground c).

Change of use of the family room at the rear of the dwelling for use as a beauty salon (use class sui generis); enforcement notice appeal on grounds (a), (c), (f) and (g)

Authority
Warrington Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
WA5 3EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the beauty salon use constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission (ground c)
  • Whether planning permission should be granted for the change of use (ground a / s.78 appeal)
  • Whether the enforcement notice requirement is reasonable and enforceable (ground f)
  • Whether sufficient time should be allowed for compliance (ground g)

What decided it

The intensity of the beauty salon use (up to 20 clients per day) would cause material harm to neighbouring residential amenity and any permission would require conditions so restrictive as to be unreasonable and unenforceable.

The Inspector balanced the appellant's business interests and client satisfaction against the material harm to neighbouring residential amenity from noise, disturbance and parking, finding that the harm outweighed the benefits and that no reasonable permission could be granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SN6Policy QE6Policy CS1Policy DEV4Policy ENV8Vision & Spatial Strategy 6Vision & Spatial Strategy 9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 93Paragraph 94

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