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Dismissed6 June 20253355089

10-12 Botley Road, Hedge End, Hampshire, SO30 2HE

Planning appeal 3355089 at 10-12 Botley Road, Hedge End, Hampshire, SO30 2HE (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

change of use (or, more accurately: return to original use) from office, to 3No. houses

Authority
Eastleigh Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Reeves K
Postcode
SO30 2HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO
  • if so, whether prior approval should be granted in respect of the impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development

What decided it

The ground floor use was sui generis (motor vehicle sales/dealership) rather than Use Class E, failing to meet the two-year continuous E class use requirement under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

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