256 Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FH

change of use of ancillary outbuilding to rear of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to self-contained storage unit (Class B8); installation of 1.8 metre high fence

Authority: Leicester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Teasdale N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of No. 256a Gwendolen Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposed B8 use would unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through increased noise and disturbance that could not be adequately controlled by planning conditions, conflicting with development plan policies requiring development to respond positively to surroundings and provide quality living environments.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy CS03 of the Core Strategy 2014, Policy PS10 of the Local Plan 2006

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