Garages and Associated Hard Standing Accessed , Between 66 and 64 Waverley Road , Oxshott, KT20 0RZ

Planning appeal 3282825 at Garages and Associated Hard Standing Accessed , Between 66 and 64 Waverley Road , Oxshott, KT20 0RZ (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 1 November 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the future occupiers of the proposed maisonettes and the existing occupiers of Nos 62 and 64 Waverley Road would be at unacceptable risk from flooding.

to demolish the existing rank of 22 garages and build 4 maisonettes with associated parking and landscaping

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R
Postcode: KT20 0RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the future occupiers of the proposed maisonettes and the existing occupiers of Nos 62 and 64 Waverley Road would be at unacceptable risk from flooding
whether the proposal would make provision for climate change mitigation
its effect on car parking for residents of nearby houses

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the absence of any adverse impacts that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

The benefits of housing delivery and the provision of affordable housing through the unilateral undertaking, supported by the Council's evidence of serious market housing affordability problems and substantial unmet affordable housing need, outweighed the Framework's general position against affordable housing in minor residential developments, and the proposal accords with the development plan overall with no adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing its benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS Policy CS26DMP Policy DM2CS Policy CS21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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