Emmanuel Hall, Snellings Road , Hersham, Walton-on-Thames , Surrey, KT12 5JG

Planning appeal 3277254 at Emmanuel Hall, Snellings Road , Hersham, Walton-on-Thames , Surrey, KT12 5JG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2022 by Inspector Langford-Tejrar K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether residential development at the appeal site is acceptable in principle; specifically, whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a community facility.

Conversion of existing redundant church into four mews duplex apartments, raising the ridge height, installing eight angled box dormers and changing external finishes

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Langford-Tejrar K
Postcode: KT12 5JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether residential development at the appeal site is acceptable in principle; specifically, whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a community facility
Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing to meet local needs
Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the development
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring buildings, specifically in respect of the effect of proposed vehicle parking provision
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal fails on the fundamental principle of development by resulting in the unnecessary loss of a community facility without satisfying the requirements of Policy CS16.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS16Policy DM9Policy CS21Policy DM10Policy DM2

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