Planning appeal decision
Corner of Wembley Road, Mooorends, Doncaster, DN8 4PR
Planning appeal 3331668 at Corner of Wembley Road, Mooorends, Doncaster, DN8 4PR (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2024 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would harm the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and water spray.
change of use to allow for a hand car wash
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- DN8 4PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would harm the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and water spray
- Whether the proposed development would harm highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan by creating unacceptable risks to neighbouring residents' living conditions and highway safety that cannot be adequately mitigated or controlled.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 46Policy 13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 115
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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