Skinners Of Oxted, 15 Barrow Green Road, Oxted, RH8 0NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
• the living conditions of the occupants of Nos 13 and 27 Barrow Green Road with specific regard to privacy for No 13, and noise and disturbance for No 27
• whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to privacy, daylight and sunlight, noise and disturbance, and outdoor space
• whether the proposed development would provide adequate on-site parking
• the effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions of existing and future occupants, parking provision, and highway safety outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery on a previously developed site.

The moderate benefits of providing 13 new dwellings on a previously developed windfall site were outweighed by the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, living conditions of future and neighbouring occupants, inadequate parking, and unacceptable highway safety impacts.