Planning appeal decision
Apps Court Farm , Hurst Road, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2EG
Planning appeal 3276292 at Apps Court Farm , Hurst Road, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2EG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 May 2022 by Inspector Woolcock J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The proper interpretation of Condition 6 and whether the submitted Desktop Site Specific Noise Assessment is adequate to discharge the condition, having regard to the residential amenity of nearby occupiers, and to relevant policy and guidance.
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- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Woolcock J
- Postcode
- KT12 2EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The proper interpretation of Condition 6 and whether the submitted Desktop Site Specific Noise Assessment is adequate to discharge the condition, having regard to the residential amenity of nearby occupiers, and to relevant policy and guidance
What decided it
The submitted Desktop Site Specific Noise Assessment does not adequately identify and secure the necessary financial interest of relevant occupiers required to discharge Condition 6, and this defect cannot be overcome by imposing further conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 123Paragraph 185
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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