®Planning appeal decision
7 Potter Street, HARLOW, CM17 9AD
Retrospective planning application about the set back of the south eastern wall to provide vehicular access for additional car parking at the existing rear hard landscaping for the ground floor retail unit, including the alteration of the elevations and the installation of an externally illuminated fascia sign”
- Authority
- Harlow District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fleming D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there has been a breach of planning control in the form of a material change of use (ground c appeal)
- The effect of the operational development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, having regard to noise/disturbance, light pollution and loss of privacy
- Whether the parking and servicing provision is satisfactory
What decided it
The appellant successfully demonstrated under ground (c) that both the previous manufacturing use and the new retail use fall within Use Class E, meaning the change of use did not constitute a breach of planning control as Class E use rights remained on the site.
Plan policies cited: Policy PL1, Policy PL10, Policy IN2, Policy IN3
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