Planning appeal decision
High Brambles Park Corner Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SE
Planning appeal 3291670 at High Brambles Park Corner Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SE (Guildford Borough Council) was allowed on 24 November 2022 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed rear extension on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of cottage (amended plans received 14 December 2020) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/P/01954, dated 6 January 2021
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- KT24 6SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed rear extension on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed rear extension on the living conditions of the occupants of Two Steps, with particular regard to outlook from and light into the rear garden
What decided it
The proposed rear extension would be proportionate to the permitted dwelling and would not harm character and appearance or living conditions, particularly given that a comparable development could be delivered using permitted development rights.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1(4) of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: strategy and sites (2019)Policy EH-H7(a) of the East Horsley Neighbourhood PlanPolicy G1(3) of the Guildford Borough Local Plan (2003)
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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