small business

Appeal: Brewery tap on industrial estate has ‘feel of a pub’

27.03.2020

Matt Moody

beer | Business & Enterprise | industrial estate | North West | small business | Use classes

A brewery tap at an industrial estate brewery in Morecambe ‘very much had the feeling of a pub’ and went beyond what could be considered an ancillary use, an inspector has ruled.
Appeal: Christmas market would impinge on ‘exceptional’ listed building

15.11.2019

Matt Moody

christmas | grade I listed | Heritage | listed building | small business | Yorkshire

Permission for a small independent traders’ Christmas market in the forecourt of a grade-I listed building in York has been denied, after an inspector ruled that the temporary wooden sheds would impinge on...
Appeal: ‘Garish’ ice cream kiosk caused ‘significant harm’

31.10.2019

Matt Moody

character and appearance | coastal | Design | East of England | shipping container | small business

A shipping container in Mablethorpe in use as an ice cream kiosk had caused ‘significant harm’ to the ‘pleasant character’ of the car park it was sited in, an inspector has ruled, citing the kiosk’s ‘garish...