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Dismissed2 October 20253361090

Units 1 to 3 Camp Road Industrial Estate, 14 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6EW

Planning appeal 3361090 at Units 1 to 3 Camp Road Industrial Estate, 14 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6EW (Rushmoor Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 October 2025 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development makes suitable provision for the parking of vehicles including its effect on highway safety.

Change of use of Unit 1 from mixed use Storage and Distribution/Retail, to Class 4 MOT vehicle and motorbike testing centre with ancillary offices (Use Class B2); continued use of Unit 2 as a vehicle service and repair premises with ancillary offices (Use Class B2); continued use of Unit 3 as a Class 7 MOT vehicle testing centre with ancillary storage (Use Class B2); retention of canopies outside Units 1 and 2, retention vehicle access gate on north boundary and new gate on south boundary and retention of boundary fencing and additional fencing”

Authority
Rushmoor Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Kent R
Postcode
GU14 6EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development makes suitable provision for the parking of vehicles including its effect on highway safety
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby dwellings with reference to noise

What decided it

The shortfall of 7 parking spaces against the adopted standards, with no available on-street parking to accommodate overspill, created a clear and compelling justification for applying maximum parking standards and demonstrated that the development did not make suitable provision for vehicle parking in accordance with Policy IN2.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy IN2Policy DE1Policy DE10

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