Garages and associated hard standing accessed , between 66 and 64 Waverley Road , Oxshott, KT20 0RZ

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

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.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS26, DMP Policy DM2, CS Policy CS21

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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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