®Planning appeal decision
394A Holderness Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU9 3DL
Planning appeal 3371812 at 394A Holderness Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU9 3DL (Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council) was allowed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Willis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there are other considerations that might indicate that the proposal would not be acceptable.
a change of use from retail unit (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui generis use) with installation of steel extraction flue (600mm diameter) to rear flat roof
- Authority
- Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Willis M
- Postcode
- HU9 3DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there are other considerations that might indicate that the proposal would not be acceptable
What decided it
The Council's confirmation that it would have granted permission, combined with the Inspector's finding that the extraction flue would not be visible from the conservation area and the proposed use would not harm the character of the conservation area which already accommodates mixed retail and other uses.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 12Policy 14Policy 16Policy 40Policy 47Policy 49
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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