Planning appeal decision
Land West of 17 High Pine Close, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 9EB
Planning appeal 3294520 at Land West of 17 High Pine Close, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 9EB (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2023 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a financial contribution towards affordable housing provision is necessary to make the proposal acceptable.
the erection of a new 3 bedroom single storey dwelling with rooms in the roof space
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- KT13 9EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a financial contribution towards affordable housing provision is necessary to make the proposal acceptable
What decided it
The appellants' failure to provide corroborative evidence from the Council's consultant that a financial contribution towards affordable housing was unnecessary meant the appeal could not be allowed.
The benefits of providing a new 3 bedroom dwelling and economic benefits during construction were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm caused by the absence of a contribution towards affordable housing in a Borough with acute need and supply largely dependent on small sites
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS21Development Contributions Supplementary Planning Document 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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