Walmgate, York, YO1 9TL

change of use from shop to residential dwelling including demolition of rear outshot and external staircase, construction of single storey rear extension, removal of shopfront and construction of single storey rear extension, removal of shopfront and construction of new brick frontage with door and windows and new rooflights to rear without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref: 21/00908/FUL, dated 29 October 2021

Authority: City of York Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Crosby L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the planning condition in question meets the tests set out in paragraph 57 of the Framework

What decided it

The condition failed the enforceability and reasonableness tests in NPPF paragraph 57 because monitoring would be impractical and remedial measures (secondary glazing with mechanical ventilation) would harm the listed building fabric and conflict with previously approved window details.

Framework references: 57

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