Planning appeal decision
Wragby Grange, Doncaster Road, Wragby, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QX
Planning appeal 3336805 at Wragby Grange, Doncaster Road, Wragby, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QX (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 19 June 2024 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed conditions are necessary in the interests of highway safety and to safeguard the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
Retrospective change of use of land and buildings for a dog daycare facility and dog grooming business and associated works and retrospective change of use of attached barn (part of) to part of existing dwellinghouse, without complying with conditions 3, 5, 6 and 8 of planning permission 21/02268/FUL
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- WF4 1QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed conditions are necessary in the interests of highway safety and to safeguard the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The unchallenged technical evidence from the Appellant's Noise Impact Assessment demonstrating compliance with noise criteria during extended operating hours, combined with the Inspector's own observations that barking was barely audible from the nearest residential property, and the finding that the existing access is suitable to accommodate the small amount of additional traffic generated by the proposed increase in dog numbers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP13Policy LP67Policy D14Policy D9Policy D20Policy CS10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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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