®Planning appeal decision
86 Haydon Place, Guildford, GU1 4LR
Planning appeal 3366379 at 86 Haydon Place, Guildford, GU1 4LR (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2026 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use as a takeaway is immune from enforcement action due to 10 years' continuous use (ground (d)).
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shields T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use as a takeaway is immune from enforcement action due to 10 years' continuous use (ground (d))
- The effect of the takeaway use on the living conditions of nearby local residents beyond 22:00 hrs on Sundays to Thursdays (ground (a))
What decided it
The proposed 23:00 hrs closing on Sundays to Thursdays would cause significant harmful impacts to residential amenity that are not reasonably balanced against the economic benefits of the business.
the benefits of substantial weight to town centre viability and the local economy are substantially outweighed by the adverse effects on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D5Policy D11
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.
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