Planning appeal decision
Foundation House, 42-48 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9QQ
Planning appeal 3361242 at Foundation House, 42-48 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9QQ (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2025 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class AA, with regard to whether the proposal would satisfy condition AA.2(e), with reference to the external appearance of the building.
the creation of additional storey on to existing office building to provide 7 flats
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
- Postcode
- RH2 9QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class AA, with regard to whether the proposal would satisfy condition AA.2(e), with reference to the external appearance of the building
What decided it
The proposed additional storey would be harmful to the external appearance of the building by eroding its vertical emphasis and disrupting its proportions, thereby failing to satisfy condition AA.2(e) of Class AA.
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