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Allowed16 April 20253348201

Barclays Bank Plc, 39 Church Road, Ashford, TW15 2QF

Planning appeal 3348201 at Barclays Bank Plc, 39 Church Road, Ashford, TW15 2QF (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Praine N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants with particular reference to noise.

a change of use of basement and ground floor from a vacant bank to an adult gaming centre (AGC)

Authority
Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Praine N
Postcode
TW15 2QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants with particular reference to noise
  • the effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of Ashford Town Centre

What decided it

Restricting the hours of operation to 09:00–23:00 removed the noise harm associated with the late-night and early-morning period, rendering the scheme acceptable.

The benefits of reoccupying a vacant unit and the absence of harm to town centre vitality would not, on their own, have outweighed the noise harm from a 24-hour operation, but a condition restricting hours to 09:00–23:00 resolved that harm, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN11Policy TC3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 198Paragraph 90

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