Outdoor laundrette at pub seeks retrospective planning permission

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 06:31 · Archive

ME Group is seeking retrospective planning permission for an outdoor Wash.Me laundrette installed at the Woodman pub in Old Catton, Norwich.

ME Group, which operates the Wash.Me outdoor laundrettes, confirmed it is 'already in the process' of seeking retrospective planning consent for the facility at the Woodman pub in Old Catton. The standalone unit resembles a shipping container and is fitted with two industrial washing machines and a 20kg dryer inside glass-fronted sides.

The machine had been running 24 hours a day, prompting concerns from neighbours living opposite over its bright lighting. A senior manager for ME Group acknowledged complaints about the lights and said the company has updated the machine's software so it now runs only between 7am and 11pm. The manager explained that planning permission for the laundrettes operates on a case-by-case basis and can vary between local planning authorities.

The application comes after a retrospective application emerged for an InPost locker at the same pub, which was installed in February. Broadland District Council said officers had not been made aware of the laundrette and would be investigating whether planning permission is needed.

How it is being reported

• Planning permission for outdoor laundrette to come out in the washME Group seeks retrospective planning permission for an outdoor laundrette at the Woodman pub in Old Catton.Norwich Evening News · 19 Oct, 06:00
• Planning permission for outdoor laundrette to come out in the washME Group seeks retrospective planning permission for an outdoor laundrette at the Woodman pub in Old Catton.Eastern Daily Press · 19 Oct, 06:00

In this story: ME Group · Wash.Me · Woodman pub · Old Catton · Broadland District Council

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