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Dismissed12 April 20233290678

45 Homefield Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 3RE

Planning appeal 3290678 at 45 Homefield Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 3RE (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 April 2023 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

addition of two storeys above the existing block of flats to provide two 2-bedroom flats and two 1-bedroom flats with alterations to fenestration, to provide two extra parking spaces and the widening of the cross/over/dropped kerb

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Page L
Postcode
KT12 3RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Affordable housing provision
  • Living conditions of future occupiers regarding space standards
  • Living conditions of neighbouring occupiers regarding parking stress
  • Living conditions of neighbouring occupiers regarding pollution

What decided it

The substantial harm to character and appearance caused by the proposal's excessive scale, combined with the failure to provide required affordable housing contributions, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits in the context of the tilted balance.

The cumulative adverse impacts and harm from conflict with the development plan significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited socio-economic benefits and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2Policy CS17Policy CS21Policy DM10Policy DM7Policy DM5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 62Paragraph 63Paragraph 64

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