®Planning appeal decision
The Vestacare Stadium Whitebank Road, Oldham, OL8 3JH
1) replacement of the existing grass football pitch with a new 3G pitch and associated fencing 2) development of new natural turf playing field and associated works” without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref PA/339093/16, dated 12 December 2016
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Postcode
- OL8 3JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether conditions 13, 14 and a new condition requiring an Event Management Plan are reasonable and necessary having regard to the effect that extending the operating hours of the 3G pitch and floodlighting would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with particular regard to noise and light
What decided it
The extended operating hours would unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through noise and light disturbance, particularly given their close proximity to the stadium, and this harm could not be satisfactorily mitigated through an Event Management Plan condition.
The limited social and economic benefits attributed to the proposal were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residents from noise and light disturbance.
Framework references: P3:1, P3:2.b, P3:2.d, P3:2.e, DP3:2.a
Plan policies cited: Policy 9 of the Oldham Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (November 2011)
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