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Dismissed3 December 20213270822

Land off Rosemary Lane, Thorpe, Surrey, TW20 8PH

Planning appeal 3270822 at Land off Rosemary Lane, Thorpe, Surrey, TW20 8PH (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on spatial strategy, character and appearance of the area.

outline application for the erection of up to 36 dwellings

Authority
Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Page L
Postcode
TW20 8PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • effect of the proposal on spatial strategy, character and appearance of the area
  • effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • effect of the proposal on air quality and health of future occupiers
  • housing mix, affordable housing and associated planning obligations

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, character and appearance requirements, and biodiversity net gain policy, cumulatively carrying significant weight that outweighs the moderate weight of housing benefits.

the benefits of market and affordable housing carrying moderate weight were outweighed by the significant cumulative weight of conflicts with spatial strategy, character and appearance, and biodiversity requirements

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE1 of the Runnymede Local Plan 2020Policy TH2 (i) of the Thorpe Neighbourhood Plan 2021Policy SD7 of the Runnymede Local Plan 2020Policy EE9 of the Runnymede Local Plan 2020Policy EE2 of the Runnymede Local Plan 2020Policy SL20 of the Runnymede Local Plan 2020Policy TH4 of the Thorpe Neighbourhood Plan 2021
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 130Paragraph 174

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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