®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld1 July 20253357892
Former Whitehall Motors, Askern Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QT
a material change of use by: (i) Subdivision of a warehouse (Use Class B2/B8) to a shop (Use Class E); and (ii) The siting of storage containers
- Authority
- Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Renaudon L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The acceptability in principle of a retail use in this designated employment policy area
- The effects on the living conditions of neighbouring residents resulting from the activities at the site
- The effects on the area's character and appearance resulting from the placement of the storage containers and of an advertising banner
- The effects of the development, particularly the storage containers, on highway safety and on the availability of vehicle parking areas on the land
What decided it
The provision of extensive shipping containers prevents compliance with planning conditions requiring adequate on-site parking and vehicle turning spaces on a busy main road, creating unacceptable highway safety impacts contrary to Policy 13.
Plan policies cited: Policy 4, Policy 46, Policy 13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.