®Planning appeal decision
Whitwood Common Lane, Castleford , WF10 5QL
Planning appeal 3336674 at Whitwood Common Lane, Castleford , WF10 5QL (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 17 December 2024 by Inspector Kempton N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions and health and wellbeing of neighbouring residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
demolition of the existing building and erection of a new commercial/warehousing unit (Use Class B8) with associated noise mitigation measures, access, parking, landscaping and works without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 20/00321/FUL dated 15th October 2020
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kempton N
- Postcode
- WF10 5QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions and health and wellbeing of neighbouring residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The robust acoustic modelling and technical evidence demonstrating that with the acoustic barrier in place, noise levels would be below background noise levels and lead to no observed adverse effect, combined with the site's locational context adjacent to the M62 and existing employment zone uses, satisfied the Inspector that the proposed operation without the restrictions would not cause significant harmful noise impact to neighbouring residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP56LP67D9D14D20CS4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 191
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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