6 Florence Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6PB

alterations to include new pitched roof and conversion of garage to form private pregnancy scanning service

Authority: Isle of Wight Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Leonard S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The impact of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to on-site parking provision and vehicular access visibility splays
Whether the proposed layout of the development would provide suitable functionality for the appeal scheme
Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a pregnancy screening service, having regard to the impact upon the vitality and viability of Shanklin Town Centre and the accessibility of the appeal site

What decided it

The specific operational constraints of the business (limited days and appointment numbers, managed appointment system preventing overlap) combined with the site's edge-of-centre location, accessibility to public transport and car parks, and the financial viability constraints of a town centre location, satisfied all three main issues and justified allowing the appeal.

Framework references: 57, 85, 90, 91, 92

Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM9, Policy DM17, Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP7

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