Planning appeal decision
152 Rushgreen Road, Lymm, WA13 9QW
Planning appeal 3366979 at 152 Rushgreen Road, Lymm, WA13 9QW (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the increased use of the practice on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent residential properties.
Increase in hours of operation and use of rear first floor staff room as an additional surgery for existing dental practice; increase in number of practitioners
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- WA13 9QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the increased use of the practice on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent residential properties
- The effect of the increased use of the practice on highway safety
What decided it
The addition of a further treatment room and associated increase in staff and patient numbers would result in unacceptable noise and disturbance to neighbouring occupants and additional on-street parking obstructing pedestrians and traffic flow, contrary to local plan policies ENV8, DC6 and INF1 and NPPF paragraphs 135(f) and 198(a).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV8DC6INF1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 198
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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