ALDI, 278 Weyhill Road, Andover, SP10 3LS

demolition of existing car showroom, workshop and warehouse building to provide 1,596sqm gross Class A1 food store with associated access, parking and landscaping without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/01824/VARN, dated 14 February 2022

Authority: Test Valley
Appeal type: major · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: retail
Postcode: SP10 3LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed hours on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, in respect of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposed extended delivery hours would result in adverse noise effects above LOAEL and potentially alter sleep patterns, extending into night-time hours, thereby failing to protect the living conditions of nearby occupiers as required by policy E8 and Framework paragraph 187.

Framework references: 187, 198, 85

Plan policies cited: Policy E8

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