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Dismissed5 April 20223276579

Bransby Lodge St. Leonards Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RN

Planning appeal 3276579 at Bransby Lodge St. Leonards Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RN (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 April 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

a detached two storey building with rooms in the roofspace comprising No.7 Units and a detached two storey building comprising No.2 units, with associated parking, landscaping and refuse storage storey following the demolition of the existing house

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
KT7 0RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, having regard to outlook and privacy
  • the living conditions of the future occupiers of the residential units, having regard to the provision of outdoor private space and noise, disturbance and smells from a refuse storage enclosure
  • the provision of car parking and sustainable transport
  • protected species

What decided it

The considerable and overriding adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area resulting from the significant size, scale, massing and extent of the poorly designed development outweighed the housing supply benefits.

The benefits of housing supply contribution, affordable housing provision, effective use of land and good accessibility to services and facilities weighed significantly in favour, but were outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance, poor design, harm to living conditions of existing and future residents, and over-provision of parking contrary to sustainable transport objectives.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS8Policy CS17Policy CS21Policy CS25Policy DM2Policy DM6Policy DM7Policy DM10Appendix 1 of the DMP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 60Paragraph 69

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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