®Planning appeal decision
Unit 5A, The Ridgeway, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9HX
Planning appeal 3347271 at Unit 5A, The Ridgeway, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9HX (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 9 January 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with particular regard to the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers and the impact on intended occupiers of the introduction of residential use in an area important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution.
Change of use of Class E unit to 2 dwellings (Use Class C3)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- SL0 9HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with particular regard to the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers and the impact on intended occupiers of the introduction of residential use in an area important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide reliable evidence that the proposed residential dwellings could achieve suitable living conditions in respect of noise from adjacent commercial garage operations, and noise mitigation cannot be imposed as a condition in a prior approval determination.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 200
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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