®Planning appeal decision
26-28 Portland Walk, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1DB
without planning permission, the material change of use with the conversion of first floor retail space to 8 No. 1 bed flats and the creation of windows to the north western rear and side elevations
- Authority
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides for acceptable living conditions for existing and future residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, daylight, sunlight, outlook and ventilation
What decided it
The development fails to provide acceptable living conditions due to inadequate daylight, sunlight and outlook to bedrooms and bathrooms, combined with unacceptable noise disturbance from nearby late-night premises, which conflicts with development plan policies and the Framework.
Framework references: 135, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy H7, Policy DS2, Policy DS5
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