537 Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 4JH

a change of use from a vacant Class E unit (former bank) to an Adult Gaming Centre (AGS) (Sui Generis)

Authority: Manchester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Barnes D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of the Longsight District Centre
the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, particularly by reason of noise

What decided it

The absence of sufficient evidence demonstrating that the proposed 24-hour opening would not adversely affect the living conditions of nearby residential properties through noise, particularly given the lack of background noise context and absence of comparable 24-hour uses in the district centre.

Plan policies cited: CS Policy C2, CS Policy DM1, CS Spatial Objectives SO1, CS Spatial Objectives SO2, CS Policy SP1, CS Policy EN1, Policy DC26

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