®Planning appeal decision
The Quarry Inn, 68-72 Quarry Hill, Horbury, Wakefield , West Yorkshire, WF4 5NF
Planning appeal 3345331 at The Quarry Inn, 68-72 Quarry Hill, Horbury, Wakefield , West Yorkshire, WF4 5NF (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 26 November 2024 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying condition 3 would have on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise and disturbance.
Extension to existing bar/restaurant (A3), demolition works and installation of external flue and plant equipment, with variation of condition 3 to permit amplified recorded music and live music indoors on the first floor subject to noise limiting measures
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- WF4 5NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying condition 3 would have on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The Noise Impact Assessment evidence, supported by the Council's Environmental Health Officer, demonstrated that with the proposed mitigation measures in place, noise impacts would be between the No Observed Effect Level and the Lowest Observable Adverse Effect Level, avoiding significant adverse impacts on neighbouring occupiers.
The benefits of allowing the business to operate with amplified music on the first floor, supported by robust noise assessment and mitigation measures, outweighed the concerns of neighbouring residents about potential noise disturbance, particularly given that existing traffic noise already exceeded predicted music noise levels and the premises had operated under similar restrictions previously.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP56Policy LP67
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 191Paragraph 187
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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