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Dismissed25 February 20253353476

Little Paddocks, Frating Road, Great Bromley, Essex, CO7 7JL

Planning appeal 3353476 at Little Paddocks, Frating Road, Great Bromley, Essex, CO7 7JL (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 25 February 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the 7 days a week opening hours from 7:30am - 10pm to 6am - 11pm would have on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

Variation of condition 13 to extend opening hours of convenience store from 7:30am-10pm to 6am-11pm, 7 days a week

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Other minor developments
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
CO7 7JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that varying the 7 days a week opening hours from 7:30am - 10pm to 6am - 11pm would have on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

In the absence of acoustic evidence to the contrary, the proposal would likely have an unacceptably harmful impact on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers due to additional noise and disturbance at sensitive times of day.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPL3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 198

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