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Allowed3 January 20243316695

44 Beechen Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6RY

Planning appeal 3316695 at 44 Beechen Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6RY (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was allowed on 3 January 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular reference to noise, disturbance and increased on-street car parking.

change of use from ancillary residential outbuilding/summerhouse to a dual use for use as a day nursery and ancillary residential outbuilding

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
KT20 6RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular reference to noise, disturbance and increased on-street car parking

What decided it

The substantial benefits of providing a much-needed childcare facility in an area with very limited alternative provision, particularly for vulnerable children, outweighed the moderate harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions from noise and disturbance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy INF2Policy DES 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 97

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