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Dismissed10 December 20253372385

11 Grove Avenue, Middlewood, Sheffield, S6 4AR

Planning appeal 3372385 at 11 Grove Avenue, Middlewood, Sheffield, S6 4AR (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2025 by Inspector Mee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residential properties with regard to noise.

installation of an air source heat pump

Authority
Sheffield City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector
Mee K
Postcode
S6 4AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residential properties with regard to noise

What decided it

The appellant's failure to provide sufficient evidence from a competent acoustic professional demonstrating that the proposed air source heat pump would not cause harmful noise nuisance to neighbouring residential properties.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H14 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan (March 1998)Policies CS63, CS64 and CS65 of the Sheffield Development Framework Core Strategy (March 2009)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 187Paragraph 198

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