A retrospective plan to change of use of a garden outbuilding to a barbers at a residential property in Woolston, Warrington, has been refused by town planners.
The application, refused by Warrington Borough Council planners under delegated powers, related to a residential property on Hickory Close, Woolston.
In support of the application, the applicant said the proposed use would operate with limited opening hours with carefully managed parking arrangements to minimise any impact on the local area.
The business would operate on an intermittent appointment basis with the following opening hours:
Tuesday and Wednesday: 2 hours each day, between 10:00am and 5:00pm
Thursday and Friday: intermittent hours between 10:00am and 7:30pm
Saturday: 8:00am to 2:30pm
Sunday and Monday: Closed
There are two dedicated parking spaces available on the front driveway of the property. Due to the nature of appointment scheduling—every 30 minutes with no overlap—there would be no more than one customer vehicle arriving or departing at any given time. This arrangement prevents parking congestion and ensures that the parking provision is sufficient for the business operation.
The business does not undertake hair washing, colouring, or bleaching services on-site, which means appointments do not overlap or extend beyond their allocated times, further reducing the potential for customer accumulation or extended visits.
The controlled opening hours and appointment scheduling, combined with sufficient parking provision, ensure that the proposed change of use would not have an adverse impact on local parking or the residential amenity of the area.
But Warrington Borough Council has refused the application stating he use is of an intensity that does not assist the continued viability and growth of the local economy.
It could result in the loss of viable, accessible sites and buildings used for commercial purposes or other employment-generating uses in local centres.
No evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that no suitable sites are available within the centre or on the edge of the centre locations through applying a sequential approach.
The proposal would also introduce a retail use to an area that is overwhelmingly residential in character. The use, by virtue of the frequency of activities associated with the business, in particular the increased level of pedestrian and vehicular comings and goings, would result in a detrimental impact on the amenity of the adjacent occupiers and the character of the local area. The proposal is therefore considered
unacceptable and fails to accord with Policies DC1 and ENV8 of the Warrington Local Plan.
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Let it out to an illegal immigrant and you’ll get it passed no questions asked
BET IT PASSED ON APPEAL LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE !