Reresby House, Bow Bridge Close, Rotherham, S60 1BY

change of use of offices (Use Class E(g)) to a place of worship (Use Class F1) and temporary use as ground floor workshop and associated first floor office

Authority: Rotherham
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: community-institutional
Postcode: S60 1BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision
whether the appeal site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to its compatibility with existing and proposed employment uses and the loss of commercial floorspace

What decided it

The site is no longer commercially viable for employment use as demonstrated by extensive marketing and substantial rent reduction, satisfying Policy SP17 criterion 2(b) and making the change of use to a place of worship acceptable.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP16, Policy SP17

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