Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Council Online Planning - Decision Notice Summary

Planning Application Number: RB2022/1334
Site Address: Ground Floor, 151 to 155 Wellgate Rotherham Town Centre 9999
Description: Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 (as amended) for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
Officer Recommendation: REFUSED
Officer Recommendation Date: 18 November 2022
Decision Date: 18 November 2022
Decision Type: REFUSED
Temporary Expiry Date:
Decision Level/Committee: Delegated (Part 2A)
Conditions / Reason for Refusal: Reason(s) for Refusal: The proposed development does not comply with the permitted criteria under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2021 (as amended), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA which allows for changes of use from Class E (commercial, business and service) to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) only. The proposed development does not therefore constitute permitted development. The Council does not consider that the applicant has submitted sufficient evidence to demonstrate compliance with the following conditions © flooding risks in relation to the building, (d) impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the Development, and (f) the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses. POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT The applicant did not enter into any pre application discussions with the Local Planning Authority. Discussions during the determination of the application have identified that it is not possible to support a scheme of this nature nor would any amendments make it acceptable. It was not considered to be in accordance with the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework and resulted in this refusal.

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