Unit 6 Centrium, 89 Station Approach, Woking, GU22 7PD

prior approval under Part 3, Class MA of The Town and County Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of a professional services office to 1no residential flat

Authority: Woking Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: De Freitas Terceiro P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO
if so, whether the prior approval details relating to transport and highway impacts, contamination risks, flood risks, noise impacts, adequate natural light, and fire safety impacts would be acceptable

What decided it

The unit was lawfully in Use Class F.1 (Learning and Non-Residential Institutions) following implementation of a 2019 permission, not Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service), and therefore did not qualify for the permitted development right under Class MA of the GPDO.

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