Planning appeal decision
Flat Above 49 High Street, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8AF
Planning appeal 3282050 at Flat Above 49 High Street, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 8AF (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the existing building and the Chobham Conservation Area.
addition of mezzanine floor with roof modification and addition of dormer windows
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- GU24 8AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the existing building and the Chobham Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area caused by the prominent rear dormer, when weighed against the limited public benefits of modest housing improvement, was not justified under the Framework's heritage asset conservation principles.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9Policy DM17Principle 10.5 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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