The site previously benefited from permission CR/2015/0694/FUL for ‘Conversion of & alteration to 1st & 2nd floors from ancillary retail (A1) & office (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 18 flats (12 x 1 bed & 6 x 2 bed units) & erection of additional floor to provide 7 flats (2 x 1 bed & 5 x 2 bed units) to give a total of 25 units; & retention & refurbishment of existing ground floor retail (A1) units’. This scheme appears to have been implemented following expiry of the permission, and the planning position will need to be regularised. The site is allocated as a deliverable residential site in Policy H2 (Key Housing Sites) of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040. The minimum and maximum figure of 25 reflects the scheme previously approved under permission CR/2015/0694/FUL which is understood to have been implemented following expiry.
7 - 13 The Broadway & 1 -3 Queens Square, Northgate, Crawley