The Ground Floor, 54 The Boulevard, Northgate, CRAWLEY, RH10 1XH

without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use from a betting shop to a hot food takeaway and restaurant and associated operational development comprising the erection of an extract/ventilation system

Authority: Crawley Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Change of use
Inspector: Satheesan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site
The effect of the development on the living conditions for the neighbouring residential occupiers on the upper floors of the Boulevard, the Pavement and Queensway with particular regard to cooking odours, noise, and disturbance

What decided it

The development fails to demonstrate water neutrality to protect the Arun Valley habitats sites and causes unacceptable harm to neighbouring residential amenity through cooking odours, noise and disturbance without adequate mitigation evidence.

Framework references: 15

Plan policies cited: Strategic Policy SDC4, Strategic Policy GI2: Biodiversity Sites, Strategic Policy DD1, Policy EP4, Policy EP5

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