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Notice varied and upheld20 July 20263361302

Land to North Side of Rotherham Road, Beighton, Sheffield, S20 1AG

Planning appeal 3361302 at Land to North Side of Rotherham Road, Beighton, Sheffield, S20 1AG (Sheffield City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 July 2026 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the use is acceptable.

the change of use of the Land for the storage, breakers yard, scrap yard, storage of vehicles and sales of vehicles, the installation of associated site cabins and the erection of a boundary fence at the Land on the north side of Rotherham Road, Beighton, Sheffield

Authority
Sheffield City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Phillips A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of the use is acceptable
  • The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties with particular reference to noise
  • The effect on the role of open space in the area
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The development conflicts with the development plan as a whole, particularly Policies H10, H14 and LR5, and planning permission should be refused on the deemed application.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H10 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan Adopted March 1998Policy H14 of the Sheffield Unitary Development PlanPolicy LR5 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan
Judgments
Fairstate Ltd v FFS & Westminster CC [2005] EWCA Civ 283

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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