Planning appeal decision
Esher Place, 30 Esher Place Avenue, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8PZ
Planning appeal 3275808 at Esher Place, 30 Esher Place Avenue, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8PZ (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2022 by Inspector Whelan P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the grade II listed building Esher Place.
Erection of 3 x 3-bedroom mews houses
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Whelan P
- Postcode
- KT10 8PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the grade II listed building Esher Place
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 8 Pelham Walk, with particular regard to privacy, light and outlook
- whether the proposal should make a financial contribution to affordable housing
What decided it
The very considerable harm to the significance and setting of the grade II listed Esher Place was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
The heritage, housing and economic benefits, though attracting significant to moderate weight, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm (given considerable importance and weight) to the significance and setting of the listed building, to which great weight must be given under the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM2DM12DM4CS9CS17CS21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 206
- Judgments
- Wheatcroft
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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