Planning appeal decision
22 Commercial Way, Woking, GU21 6HQ
Planning appeal 3278082 at 22 Commercial Way, Woking, GU21 6HQ (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 March 2022 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
prior approval for the change of use from office (Use Class B1a) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 8 self-contained flats
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Page L
- Postcode
- GU21 6HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The application was procedurally flawed due to fundamental inconsistencies between the written description (8 dwellings) and the submitted plans (12 dwellings), failing to meet the mandatory requirements for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O.
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