Planning appeal decision
Unit 8 Partnership Park, Rodney Road, Southsea, PO4 8DF
Planning appeal 3325810 at Unit 8 Partnership Park, Rodney Road, Southsea, PO4 8DF (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2024 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the compliance period of 3 months should be extended to allow time to relocate staff to alternative stores.
Without planning permission, the change of use to a commercial kitchen and food delivery centre (Sui Generis) with associated bin store
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- McEntee K
- Postcode
- P04 8DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the compliance period of 3 months should be extended to allow time to relocate staff to alternative stores
What decided it
The appellant had already been afforded sufficient time (11 months total from appeal submission to compliance deadline) to relocate staff and comply with the notice, exceeding their own request for 6 months.
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