®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed29 September 20253364481
131 High Street, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1HN
conversion of vacant retail unit (Use Class E) on ground, mezzanine and first floors to create 5no. studio apartments
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Han U
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO
- whether the proposed dwellings comply with the nationally described space standard
- the flooding risks in relation to the building
- the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development
- whether the proposal would provide adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellings
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the entire building fell within Use Class E for a continuous period of at least 2 years prior to the prior approval application, which is a mandatory requirement under Class MA.1 of the GPDO.
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