20 Salisbury Grove, Mytchett, CAMBERLEY, GU16 6BP

a change of use from meeting rooms used in connection with Mytchett Baptist Church (Class F1 (f)) to a one bedroom apartment (Class C3) with associated alterations

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Murray D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the existing community space is no longer needed or there is no other demand for such facilities in the context of Core Strategy Policy DM14
Whether the apartment proposed would afford reasonable living conditions for the occupiers
The effect on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBHSPA)

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with Core Strategy Policy DM14 (loss of community facilities) and Policy CP14B (Thames Basin Heaths SPA protection) without adequate mitigation or evidence of no local demand for the existing use.

Framework references: 98

Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy DM14, Core Strategy Policy CP14B

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