®Planning appeal decision
First Floor, 24 Holmeside, Sunderland, SR1 3JE
Planning appeal 3358379 at First Floor, 24 Holmeside, Sunderland, SR1 3JE (Sunderland City Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2025 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development.
described as, ‘conversion first floor to 2 independent flats’
- Authority
- Sunderland City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- SR1 3JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to meet the criteria under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with respect to impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers, as future residents would be unduly harmed by noise from the adjacent nightclub/live music venue.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS2 of the Sunderland City Council Core Strategy and Development Plan 2015-2033, 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 200
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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