Planning appeal decision
71 Osbaldwick Village, Osbaldwick, York, YO10 3NP
Planning appeal 3347910 at 71 Osbaldwick Village, Osbaldwick, York, YO10 3NP (City of York Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the increased size of the nursery business on highway safety.
change of use from dwellinghouse (C3 use) to children’s day nursery (E Use) and associated minor external alterations
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- YO10 3NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the increased size of the nursery business on highway safety
- The effect of the increased size of the nursery business on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent residential premises with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The cumulative effect of the existing nursery and the proposed expansion would result in unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 3 Murton Way with regard to noise and disturbance, contrary to paragraph 198 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T1Policy T7Policy EC3Policy ED6Policy D11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116Paragraph 198Paragraph 135
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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