Connect House and Trident House, Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7LT

Outline application for the consideration of layout, appearance, access and scale in respect of the erection of one block comprising 75 No. flats with associated car parking and landscaping following demolition of the existing office buildings

Authority: Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Chandler M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, having regard to noise and disturbance
whether the proposal makes suitable provision for affordable housing, having regard to the requirements of local policy

What decided it

The financial appraisal demonstrating non-viability of affordable housing provision was independently verified by the Council's own consultants and complied with the requirements of Policy CS4's justification, which the Council failed to rebut with substantive evidence.

Framework references: 185

Plan policies cited: Policy CS4

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