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Notice varied and upheld29 April 20253319113

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

Planning appeal 3319113 at The Ground Floor, 54 The Boulevard, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 1XH (Crawley Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 April 2025 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the integrity of the Arun Valley Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar site.

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
Postcode
RH10 1XH

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategic Policy SDC4Strategic Policy GI2: Biodiversity SitesStrategic Policy DD1Policy EP4Policy EP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15

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