Planning appeal decision
19 Broomhall Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7HB
Planning appeal 3336513 at 19 Broomhall Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7HB (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 October 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed variation to condition No 2 would safeguard the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance.
Retrospective application for the use of garden outbuilding as a beauty salon with variation to operational hours condition
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- CM1 7HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed variation to condition No 2 would safeguard the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The extension of business hours into Saturday afternoons would significantly reduce the period of respite for nearby residents on weekends and would fail to safeguard their living conditions from noise and disturbance associated with the business use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM29
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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