Planning appeal decision
Southern Counties Trading, Stephenson Road, Crawley, RH10 1TN
Planning appeal 3283274 at Southern Counties Trading, Stephenson Road, Crawley, RH10 1TN (Crawley Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would result in harmful on-street vehicle parking on Stephenson Way.
‘Change of use from B8 - storage & distribution to E(g)(iii) industrial processes (commercial kitchen for food preparation and delivery with no sales to visiting members of the public).’
- Authority
- Crawley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- RH10 1TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would result in harmful on-street vehicle parking on Stephenson Way
What decided it
The proposed development would result in harmful on-street vehicle parking on Stephenson Way due to existing parking stress on the industrial estate and the likelihood of operational overlap with other uses, contrary to development plan policies and NPPF paragraph 111.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CH3Policy IN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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