®Planning appeal decision
198-200 West Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1NX
change of use from former residential care home (Use Class C2) to children’s day nursery (Use Class E) with minor internal and external alterations and upgrades, provision of associated play area and landscaping, bin and cycle stores
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to the potential for noise and disturbance
- Highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from inadequate parking provision and the resulting conflict between vehicle movements and pedestrians, particularly young children, in the constrained space of Leighton Court.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy T2, Policy T3, Policy EMP3, Policy HQ3
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