Planning appeal decision
Staffordshire Knott , Pown Street , Sheen , Staffordshire, SK17 0ET
Planning appeal 3344495 at Staffordshire Knott , Pown Street , Sheen , Staffordshire, SK17 0ET (Peak District) was dismissed on 12 December 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility.
change the Use of the Existing Pub and residential Accommodation to C1 Use holiday accommodation and Café Use Class E
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- SK17 0ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility
What decided it
The appellant failed to satisfy the requirements of Policy HC4 by not demonstrating that the public house facility was no longer needed, available elsewhere, or unviable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC4Policy GSP1Policy DMS2
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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