®Planning appeal decision
145-149 Hersham Road, Hersham, Surrey, KT12 5NR
a part three/part four-storey detached building comprising 18 flats and 1 retail unit (105 sqm) with associated parking and communal areas following demolition of existing houses and retail unit
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on parking availability, with particular respect to the impact on the convenience and amenities of local residents
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with respect to the absence of a lift and buggy store and with regard to access to daylight, sunlight and outlook for flats 9 and 15 and in regard to the pollution impact and ease of access for flats 2 and 3
What decided it
The provision of 18 affordable dwellings combined with the site's accessibility and the absence of material harm to parking, living conditions or highway safety, in the context of the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, justified allowing the appeal.
The significant benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision outweighed the limited concerns regarding parking provision and living conditions of future occupiers.
Framework references: 107
Plan policies cited: Policy DM7, Policy DM2, Policy DM5, Policy DM10, Policy DM21(a), Policy CS21
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.