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Allowed23 May 20253352576

Richmond, Hook Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 4LP

Planning appeal 3352576 at Richmond, Hook Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 4LP (Fareham Borough Council) was allowed on 23 May 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed change of use would be possible without requiring the construction of a new building.

Change of Use of 498 sq m of Building C to Class R Permitted Uses

Authority
Fareham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Cahalane R
Postcode
PO14 4LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed change of use would be possible without requiring the construction of a new building
  • whether the proposal would fall within the floor space limitation set out in Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R.1(b) of the Order

What decided it

The structural condition report and site inspection confirmed the building could be converted to light industrial/office use without constructing a new building, and the 498 sqm proposal fell within the permitted floor space limitation.

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