®Planning appeal decision
The Wyke, 16 Marsham Way, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8AD
Planning appeal 3363502 at The Wyke, 16 Marsham Way, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8AD (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would affect highway safety with regard to parking provision.
change of use from former care home (Class C2) to nursery (Class E) with associated car and cycle parking, and landscaping works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- SL9 8AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would affect highway safety with regard to parking provision
- Whether the proposal would affect the living conditions of neighbours
- Whether the proposal would affect the Gerrards Cross Centenary Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to neighbours' living conditions from concentrated and variable play noise, combined with moderate harm to the Conservation Area's character and significance, outweighed the considerable public benefits of providing needed early years provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TR7Policy EP3Policy C1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 100Paragraph 201Paragraph 210
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.