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Dismissed28 July 20253358387

Harworth Post Office, Main Street, Harworth, Nottinghamshire, DN11 8LE

Planning appeal 3358387 at Harworth Post Office, Main Street, Harworth, Nottinghamshire, DN11 8LE (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2025 by Inspector Moore J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal upon highway safety, with particular regard to parking arrangements, and the safe operation of the highway network.

change of use of The Old Post Office Site to multiple commercial uses (Class E)

Authority
Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Moore J
Postcode
DN11 8LE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal upon highway safety, with particular regard to parking arrangements, and the safe operation of the highway network
  • The effects of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to levels of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The lack of any transport assessment or noise report meant the appellant failed to demonstrate that the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to highway safety and to neighbours' living conditions.

The moderate weight attached to the social and economic benefits of the proposal did not outweigh the substantial weight attached to the proposal's conflicts with highway safety and residential amenity policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BLP Policy ST53BLP Policy 46
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116Paragraph 187Paragraph 198

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