®Planning appeal decision
Balmoral Centre, Clive Way , Watford, WD24 4PX
the change of use of the land for the open-air storage of plant, machinery, equipment, commercial and building materials, empty skips, commercial vehicles and private hire vehicles, the laying of permeable hard surfaces, the retention of one building, and of the existing hard standing, boundary fences and hedges, and of the existing vehicular access gates without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 10/00632VAR, dated 23 August 2010
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing the HGV movements hours restriction condition would have on the living conditions of the occupants of residential properties at Norbury Avenue, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The appellant's technical evidence demonstrated that noise from HGV movements during the restricted hours would not adversely affect nearby residential occupants, making the disputed condition unnecessary and unreasonable under NPPF paragraph 57.
Framework references: 57, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CC8.5 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, saved Policy SE22 of the Watford District Plan 2000
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