®Planning appeal decision
Edenside House Edenside Road, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, KT23 3JA
Planning appeal 3267782 at Edenside House Edenside Road, Great Bookham, Leatherhead, KT23 3JA (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of existing building and erection of 20 No. new homes over 3 storeys, to include a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom shared ownership and open market apartments with on site parking and private and communal amenity space. Separate cycle and bin storage on site
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- KT23 3JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of the residents at 39A Edenside Road having regard to privacy and whether the proposal creates satisfactory living conditions for future occupants
- If harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance and to living conditions of existing and future residents outweighed the benefits of housing supply in the context of the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery and use of previously developed land were given considerable weight, but the significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to achieve high standards of amenity for existing and future users were given significant weight, and the adverse impacts were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy, October 2009Policy CS4 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy, October 2009Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, October 2000Policy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, October 2000Policy ENV24 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, October 2000Policy ENV25 of the Mole Valley Local Plan, October 2000Policy BKEN1 of the Bookham Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2026, Made May 2017Policy BKEN2 of the Bookham Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2026, Made May 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 122Paragraph 124Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
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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