Planning appeal decision
19 Beckett Avenue, Carlton in Lindrick, Worksop, S81 9LJ
Planning appeal 3323355 at 19 Beckett Avenue, Carlton in Lindrick, Worksop, S81 9LJ (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 25 January 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal scheme would secure acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the development with particular regard to internal space and light.
change of use from vacant store to new flat
- Authority
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- S81 9LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme would secure acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the development with particular regard to internal space and light
- highway safety with particular regard to parking
What decided it
The proposed flat would not secure acceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to insufficient internal space, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding parking provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4 of the Bassetlaw Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document 2011Policy 8 of the Carlton in Lindrick Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 114
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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