Issue - meetings

Planning permission refused.

Registered speaker: Tom Smith (Objector).

After careful consideration, it was proposed by Councillor Chris France, seconded by Councillor Alex Hilton and a decision was subsequently taken (unanimously) that planning permission be refused for the reasons set out below:

1.    The proposed development would result in people congregating outside of an enclosed building that would result in noise, cigarette smoke and general disturbance, which would be harmful to the amenity of both direct neighbouring occupiers and those in the wider area, contrary to policy BNE1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 – 2026.

2.    Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed drinking establishment, as a result of internal noise generation, would not have an unacceptable adverse impact on the amenity of the neighbouring occupiers or that satisfactory mitigation measures could be put in place to reduce any detrimental impact to the directly adjacent residential properties, contrary to policyBNE1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 - 2026.