Planning appeal decision
65 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JH
Planning appeal 3359520 at 65 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JH (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2025 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on local and national policies seeking to promote healthy lifestyles and access to healthier foods.
change of use from betting shop to hot-food (eat in and takeaway) (Sui Generis) and installation of extractor flue pipe
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- PL4 6JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on local and national policies seeking to promote healthy lifestyles and access to healthier foods
What decided it
The appeal site is within 400 metres of secondary education providers, and the proposed hot food takeaway use would conflict with Policy DEV6 of the Joint Local Plan and national policy promoting healthier lifestyles, with no mitigating factors to outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV6Policy DEV18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 96
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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