Appeal: Unclear daycare centre plan can’t justify employment land loss

An inspector has blocked plans to convert a workshop into a community daycare centre in Richmond-upon-Thames, ruling that the ambiguous proposal had not persuaded him to allow the loss of employment land in an area with a short supply.
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