®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 95 Hersham Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey , KT12 1RN
Planning appeal 3290292 at Rear of 95 Hersham Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey , KT12 1RN (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2023 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of Nos 93 and 95 Hersham Road.
Demolition of a rear office unit to provide 2 x 2 bed residential units over two storeys, with associated bike parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- KT12 1RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of Nos 93 and 95 Hersham Road
- Whether or not appropriate provision has been made for affordable housing
What decided it
The harmful effect on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers through overbearing outlook and unacceptable daylight and sunlight losses, combined with inadequate affordable housing provision, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harmful effects on living conditions of neighbours and inadequate affordable housing provision, assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2 of the Development Management Plan 2015Policy CS21 of the Core Strategy 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 125
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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