Planning appeal decision
20 Riverside Drive, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8PG
Planning appeal 3292938 at 20 Riverside Drive, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8PG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 26 April 2022 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to any overbearing effect on 22 Riverside Drive.
part two/part single rear extension, loft conversion and façade modifications
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- KT10 8PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to any overbearing effect on 22 Riverside Drive
What decided it
The separation between the extension and the adjacent property, combined with the arrangement of the neighbouring dwelling and its generous garden, meant the two-storey extension would not have an unacceptably overbearing effect on 22 Riverside Drive.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015Elmbridge Local Plan Design and Character Supplementary Planning Document April 2012
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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