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Dismissed24 March 20266002425

Former Car Park, Rawling Way, Hull, HU3 2SJ

Planning appeal 6002425 at Former Car Park, Rawling Way, Hull, HU3 2SJ (Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2026 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the use/development of land for self-storage container units and associated works

Authority
Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
HU3 2SJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The substantial harm to character and appearance combined with unmitigated potential noise and disturbance to neighbouring residential occupiers over a three-year period outweighed the limited economic and brownfield land benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 14Policy 23Policy 49
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 135Paragraph 187Paragraph 198Paragraph 85Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 232

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