®Planning appeal decision
Car Park, Station Way, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 1BJ
redevelopment of car park to form mixed use residential and commercial scheme
- Authority
- Crawley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether the proposal would make satisfactory provision for open space and tree planting
- the effect of the proposal on the historic environment
What decided it
The multiple and cumulative conflicts with development plan policies relating to design, character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety, and open space provision outweighed the benefits of delivering new housing and commercial floorspace in an accessible location.
The benefits of housing delivery and more effective use of land in an accessible town centre location did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan identified across design, living conditions, highway safety, and open space provision.
Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy CH2, Policy CH3, Policy CH5, Policy ENV11, Policy IN3, Policy ENV5, Policy CH6, Policy CH12, Policy CH15, Policy CH13, Policy CH14
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.