Dunkin Donuts, Adjcent to Taco Bell, Sycamore Road, Rotherham, S65 1EN

Planning appeal 3362622 at Dunkin Donuts, Adjcent to Taco Bell, Sycamore Road, Rotherham, S65 1EN (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use as a hot-food takeaway is acceptable given its location within 800m of schools and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Equal and Healthy Communities Supplementary Planning Document No. 5 with regards to promoting a healthier community.

change of use from restaurant to hot food takeaway

Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Skelly C
Postcode: S65 1EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed use as a hot-food takeaway is acceptable given its location within 800m of schools and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Equal and Healthy Communities Supplementary Planning Document No. 5 with regards to promoting a healthier community

What decided it

The practical barriers to school pupils accessing the site, combined with the absence of evidence of adverse impacts from existing fast-food concentrations in the area, meant the proposal did not undermine the SPD's overarching aim of promoting a healthier community despite technical breach of the 800m threshold.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP11Policy SP55Policy CS12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 97

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