25 Botanic Road, Southport, Merseyside , PR9 7NG

Planning appeal 3339834 at 25 Botanic Road, Southport, Merseyside , PR9 7NG (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 October 2024 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the removal of the condition would have on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

Removal of condition 7 and variation of conditions 8 and 9 to allow rear garden use by customers/children, extend opening hours to include occasional Sundays 10.00am-16.00pm, and increase maximum number of children to 20 at play based learning space/cafe

Authority: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Ollerenshaw M
Postcode: PR9 7NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that the removal of the condition would have on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The confined nature of the rear garden and its proximity to neighbouring residential properties means that concentrating a large number of children in this space would cause significant harm to neighbours' living conditions through noise and disturbance, which cannot be adequately mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EQ4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135

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