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Dismissed31 December 20213269471

Gainsborough House, 26-32 High Street, Northgate, Crawley, RH11 7FZ

Planning appeal 3269471 at Gainsborough House, 26-32 High Street, Northgate, Crawley, RH11 7FZ (Crawley Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 December 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal represents permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the 2015 GPDO.

Change of use from offices (Use Class B1) to residential dwellings (Use Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

Authority
Crawley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Chandler M
Postcode
RH11 7FZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal represents permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the 2015 GPDO

What decided it

The noise assessment failed to adequately demonstrate that intended occupiers would not experience unacceptable noise levels from the ground floor bar/nightclub use, and the Unilateral Undertaking to surrender that use was not a suitable mitigation measure and conflicted with NPPF paragraph 187.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187

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