®Planning appeal decision
Britannia House, Pool Road, Pool Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2AB
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 164
Plan policies cited: Policy CS17, Policy CS23, Policy CS26, Policy CS14, Policy DM2, Policy DM10
Judgments cited: Grampian Regional Council v Aberdeen CC [1983] P&CR 633
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.