75 Ferndale Road, Banstead Surrey, SM7 2EX

Planning appeal 6006121 at 75 Ferndale Road, Banstead Surrey, SM7 2EX (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was allowed on 22 July 2026 by Inspector S F Barnes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 10 is necessary in the interests of the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance and the availability of on-street parking.

Conversion of existing ground floor offices (Class E) into residential accommodation (Class C3), erection of part one and part two-storey rear extension, and use of resulting building as 2 semi-detached dwellings

Authority: Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: S F Barnes
Postcode: SM7 2EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition 10 is necessary in the interests of the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance and the availability of on-street parking

What decided it

The site's location at a transition between residential and commercial character, combined with adequate on-street parking capacity and the absence of compelling evidence that HMO use would cause unacceptable noise or parking impacts, meant the condition restricting permitted development rights was unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DES1

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