®Planning appeal decision
Merkur Slots, 32-33 Hall Place, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1SG
change of use from former E use class to adult gaming centre (sui generis) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref H16-0789-21 granted on appeal reference APP/A2525/W/21/3285049, dated 12 July 2022
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing condition 3 and varying condition 5 would have on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance during sensitive night-time hours
What decided it
The limited and short-term noise surveys, potential for unpredictable bursts of activity during the quietest hours, and limited enforceability of management measures mean that 24-hour operation would give rise to noise generating activity harmful to neighbouring residents' living conditions, and the disputed conditions therefore remain reasonable and necessary.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan (SELLP) 2019
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.