Planning appeal decision
9 Birch Green Close, Maltby, Rotherham , South Yorkshire, S66 8RP
Planning appeal 3357339 at 9 Birch Green Close, Maltby, Rotherham , South Yorkshire, S66 8RP (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance.
change of use of garden lodge to business (hair salon)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- S66 8RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect of customer parking on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The imposition of planning conditions restricting the business to operation by a single resident, appointment-only basis, specified hours, and requiring customer parking on the driveway ensured that the small-scale salon would not generate unacceptable noise disturbance or highway safety impacts in the residential location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP11Policy SP56
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 135
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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