Planning appeal decision
Curtis House Business Centre, The Gate House, Berkin Avenue, Leeds, LS99LF
Planning appeal 3354073 at Curtis House Business Centre, The Gate House, Berkin Avenue, Leeds, LS99LF (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2024 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed variation of condition on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular respect to noise and disturbance.
change of use and alterations of offices to hot food take away with external alterations consisting of external flue without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 21/00994/FU, dated 9 June 2021
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- LS9 9LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed variation of condition on the living conditions of nearby residents with particular respect to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The absence of any formal noise assessment demonstrating that the extended hours would not cause significant adverse noise and disturbance to neighbouring residents during early morning hours.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GP5 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan Review (2006)P3 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019)P10 of the Leeds Core Strategy (2019)HFT3 of the Councils Hot Food Takeaway Supplementary Planning Document
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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