Cafe La Mer, 22 West Street, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS23 1JU

change of use from a café (Class E) with ancillary residential accommodation at first and second floors, to a large house in multiple occupation for up to 7 people (sui generis)

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Reeves K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of Weston-Super-Mare town centre
whether the development proposed would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants having regard to noise and anti-social behaviour

What decided it

The confined and awkward ground floor floorspace does not easily lend itself to alternative commercial uses, and the loss of this single unit would not materially harm town centre vitality and viability, whilst satisfactory living conditions could be secured through a noise insulation condition.

Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Policy DM60, Policy CS3, Policy CS12, Policy DM32, Policy DM39

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