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Dismissed22 May 20266003898

121 Upper St John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9EA

Planning appeal 6003898 at 121 Upper St John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9EA (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Garrard M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of existing occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

Change of use from existing public house to include the following: -Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) E(a) Display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food

Authority
Lichfield District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Garrard M
Postcode
WS14 9EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of existing occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • The effect of the development on highways safety with particular regard to parking and servicing

What decided it

The proposal sought a flexible permission without sufficient evidence to establish the likely intensity of use, parking demand, servicing arrangements, and operational patterns that could reasonably arise, making it impossible to demonstrate that living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and highway safety would be protected.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP3BE1ST2

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