®Planning appeal decision
20 Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 8AA
Planning appeal 3331914 at 20 Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 8AA (Swindon Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed hot food takeaway having regard to the vitality and viability of the District Centre and public health.
the change of use from E(a) to suis generis hot food take away
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- SN2 8AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed hot food takeaway having regard to the vitality and viability of the District Centre and public health
What decided it
The absence of evidence that the property had been marketed for alternative retail uses for 12 consecutive months as required by Policy EC3, combined with the failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not harm the vitality and viability of the District Centre or public health.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EC3
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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