®Planning appeal decision
13 Sidney Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey , KT12 2NA
a new two storey 2-bed 3-person dwelling house
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The appellant's failure to secure the required affordable housing financial contribution by signed planning obligation, combined with the acute and substantial need for affordable housing in Elmbridge and evidence that small sites can viably contribute, meant the harm from non-provision significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor housing benefit.
The harm arising from the development's failure to make adequate provision for affordable housing significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor contribution to housing stock, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 64, 219, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Development Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (July 2020)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.