®Planning appeal decision
19 Warren Drive, Blackpool, FY5 3HB
without planning permission, the material change of use of the property from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential children’s home for one young person, with 2:1 24/7 support
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thompson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is a demonstrable need for the accommodation in Blackpool and, if so, whether the accommodation is targeted at meeting the needs of local residents
- the effect of the use on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The absence of any demonstrable local need for the accommodation in Blackpool, combined with material harm to neighbours' living conditions from noise and disturbance, meant the benefits could not outweigh the conflict with Policy DM3 and the development plan as a whole.
the modest social and economic benefits of local employment were outweighed by the harm from the lack of demonstrable need and the harm to neighbours' living conditions, so the appeal was dismissed
Plan policies cited: Policy DM3, Policy CS7, Policy CS12
Judgments cited: North Devon DC v FSS & Southern Childcare Ltd (QBD 30.1.03 Collins J)
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.