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Allowed19 April 20233290668

Britannia House, Pool Road, Pool Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2AB

Planning appeal 3290668 at Britannia House, Pool Road, Pool Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2AB (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 19 April 2023 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of industrial buildings and redevelopment to provide 97 affordable residential units in three blocks of duplex apartments and flats and two pairs of semi-detached houses

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Redford R
Postcode
KT8 2AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to external space
  • whether the location of the proposed development would be acceptable within Flood Zone 3

What decided it

The provision of 97 affordable homes in a sustainable location, combined with the Council's lack of 5-year housing land supply and the absence of any identified harm to character, appearance, or living conditions, outweighed the moderate harm from loss of employment land and justified allowing the appeal despite the Flood Zone 3 location.

The substantial benefits of 97 affordable homes, efficient use of a vacant site, and contribution to housing land supply outweighed the moderate harm from loss of designated employment land, and the wider sustainable benefits outweighed the flood risk in this specific case.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS17Policy CS23Policy CS26Policy CS14Policy DM2Policy DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 164
Judgments
Grampian Regional Council v Aberdeen CC [1983] P&CR 633

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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