66 Mount Pleasant Close, Lightwater, SURREY, GU18 5TR

construction of flat areas on the front drive to house three new detached storage units for bikes and bins

Authority: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Page L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would introduce structures forward of the prevailing building line that would be noticeable and at odds with the street scene, conflicting with Policy DM9 and the Residential Design Guide SPD which require refuse and cycle storage to be located to the rear or side of dwellings.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document 2012, Principles 9.2 and 7.1 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017, Design Principle B1 of the Lightwater Village Design Statement Supplementary Planning Document 2007

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