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Dismissed8 April 20266002020

411-419, Millbrook Road West, Southampton, SO15 0HX

Planning appeal 6002020 at 411-419, Millbrook Road West, Southampton, SO15 0HX (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2026 by Inspector Dickson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with specific regard to noise.

retrospective consent for change of use from Class E to B2 and associated shop alterations

Authority
Southampton City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Dickson R
Postcode
SO15 0HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with specific regard to noise
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety and parking availability

What decided it

The development would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers through noise from the tyre fitting operations and would create unacceptable highway safety risks from vehicles reversing into a busy access road with limited visibility.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SPD 1SPD 16SDP 1 (i)SDP 11 (i)SDP 11 (ii)REI 6TI 2CS 13 (4)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 198Paragraph 115Paragraph 116

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