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Dismissed5 May 20266001208

Unit B Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, AL8 6PZ

Planning appeal 6001208 at Unit B Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, AL8 6PZ (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not conditions 4 and 7 are necessary and reasonable in the interests of protecting the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

a change of use of ground floor units from retail (use class A1) and professional services (use class A2) to a gymnasium (use class D2) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 6/2019/0402/FULL, dated 31 May 2019

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Lo S
Postcode
AL8 6PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not conditions 4 and 7 are necessary and reasonable in the interests of protecting the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The lack of clear evidence that the proposed noise and vibration mitigation measures have been fully implemented and would be sufficiently effective to protect neighbouring residents from sleep disturbance and adverse living conditions, particularly during the proposed early morning operating hours from 05:00.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy R19Policy SADM18

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