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Dismissed28 October 20243341793

West One Catering , Westwood Way Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8HS

Planning appeal 3341793 at West One Catering , Westwood Way Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8HS (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for a hot food takeaway considering its position in an out-of-centre location.

the change of use from retail unit (class E) to takeaway (sui generis)

Authority
Coventry City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Bowden N
Postcode
CV4 8HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site represents a suitable location for a hot food takeaway considering its position in an out-of-centre location

What decided it

The failure to provide a Sequential Assessment demonstrating the absence of more suitable sites in defined centres, combined with the site's unsuitable proximity to schools and student residential accommodation in breach of policy R6 and the Hot Food Takeaway Supplementary Planning Document.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy R4Policy R6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 90

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