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Dismissed24 January 20243321714

178b Batley Road, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0AJ

Planning appeal 3321714 at 178b Batley Road, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0AJ (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is compatible with nearby uses having regard to highway safety, parking and noise and disturbance.

The buildings were used as offices and we are changing the office space for health and wellbeing / Yoga studio

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Caine M
Postcode
WF2 0AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is compatible with nearby uses having regard to highway safety, parking and noise and disturbance

What decided it

The incompatibility of the yoga studio use with the existing motor vehicle repair business due to overlapping operating hours creating unacceptable highway safety risks from vehicle manoeuvring conflicts and pedestrian hazards at the external staircase access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 115

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