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Allowed7 May 20266002863

14 Main Street Heslington, York, YO10 5EA

Planning appeal 6002863 at 14 Main Street Heslington, York, YO10 5EA (City of York Council) was allowed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether varying the opening hours would have a detrimental effect on the living conditions of current and future occupiers of nearby residential properties.

Change of Use of bank to a mixed ground floor convenience store (Use Class E(a)) and first floor single dwelling flat under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)” without complying with a condition attached to prior approval Ref 24/01490/EMU, dated 18 November 2024

Authority
City of York Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail
Inspector
Harding C
Postcode
YO10 5EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether varying the opening hours would have a detrimental effect on the living conditions of current and future occupiers of nearby residential properties

What decided it

The absence of substantive evidence demonstrating that extending opening hours would cause material harm to the living conditions of nearby or future occupiers, combined with the availability of noise mitigation measures to protect the upstairs flat.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1Policy ENV2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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