®Planning appeal decision
142 High St, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9QY
conversion of existing property into 6 apartments. Works to include external changes to provide new windows and doors
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions with particular reference to outlook, privacy and light
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision toward infrastructure, with particular reference to affordable housing
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers of Units 3 and 6, combined with the failure to secure affordable housing through a completed legal agreement, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate benefits of six new dwelling units in an accessible town centre location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy DM10, Policy CS21, Design and Character Supplementary Planning Document, Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.