Garage-based make-up business appeal dismissed
Plans for a home-based makeup business in Sunderland have been dismissed by a Government-appointed planning inspector.
Earlier in 2021, Sunderland City Council’s planning department refused plans for a property at Calshot Road in the Castle ward.
The application involved converting a garage into a ‘semi-permanent make up business’ with a range of works. This included putting upafalsewallandadoorfrom the garden into the garage, along with fireproof plasterboard then decorating.
Accordingtoplanningdocuments, the application was classed as retrospective as it was carried out without planning permission.
Following consultation, council planners refused the plans on several grounds including increased parking and highway safety, as well as noise from future customers havinga“detrimentaleffecton the amenities of nearby residents.”
The applicant later lodged an appeal against the city council’s ruling, with the matter sent to the Planning Inspectorateandplanninginspector Alison Scott appointed by the Secretary of State to decide on the plans.
After considering all representations, the planning inspector upheld the council’s decisiontorefusethemakeup business plan and dismissed the appeal in late-November.
The planning inspector concluded there would be no “detrimental harm” to the living conditions of neighbours from the proposed use in termsof“noiseordisturbance from visiting customers.”
This included the noise frombeautyproceduresbeing containedwithinthebuilding andthebusinessbeinglimited initiallybeforeexpandingservices to “no more than three customers during the day.”
However, the planning inspector raised concerns about highway safety impacts in terms of the development potentially “amplifying” local parking issues.
This included visitor parkinglaybysbeing“heavilyoccupied”byparkedvehicleswitha “knock-oneffectontothelocal roadswithon-streetparking.”
While acknowledging the appellant intends to run the business in a “reduced capacity to begin with,” the planning inspector concluded that the proposals would “intensify parking conditions within the local area .”