®Planning appeal decision
157 Hermitage Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6AF
Planning appeal 3334057 at 157 Hermitage Road, Saughall, Chester, CH1 6AF (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of existing designated town centres.
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- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- CH1 6AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of existing designated town centres
- the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residents through noise and disturbance during unsociable hours substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the development.
the modest benefits of improving wellbeing and providing a service to a rural area were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to neighbouring residential amenity through noise and disturbance, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) due to out-of-date development plan policies
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ECON 2Policy ECON 3Policy STRAT 1Policy STRAT 2Policy STRAT 8Policy STRAT 9Policy SOC 5Policy R1Policy DM 2Policy DM 30
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 93
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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