South Essex Islamic Trust, High Road, Vange, BASILDON, SS16 4ND

a change of use of the existing public house (Sui Generis) into a community centre and place of worship (Class F) and stopping up of a section of the highway without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 21/00649/FULL, dated 17 September 2021

Authority: Basildon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the variation of condition 10 to provide extended operational hours between 0400 and 0030 daily would have an unacceptable impact on the living conditions of the nearby residents with specific regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The absence of any noise complaints during the temporary trial period, combined with the lack of substantiated evidence from the Council to support their refusal, demonstrated that the extended hours would not result in significant harm to neighbouring living conditions.

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