Former Whitehall Motors, Askern Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QT

Planning appeal 3357892 at Former Whitehall Motors, Askern Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QT (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Renaudon L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The acceptability in principle of a retail use in this designated employment policy area.

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
Postcode: DN5 0QT

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 4Policy 46Policy 13

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