®Planning appeal decision
Norbury View, Leatherhead Road, Bookham, LEATHERHEAD, KT23 4RR
residential development of 8no. dwellings and associated access and landscaping, following demolition of existing dwelling (Norbury View) and associated structures
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- the demand for car parking
What decided it
The considerable and long-lasting harms to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and parking adequacy, when weighed against the housing benefits under the tilted balance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, rendering the proposal unsustainable development.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits were given considerable and limited weight respectively, but the considerable and long-lasting harms to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and parking adequacy were given substantial weight, causing the adverse impacts to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy 2009, Policy CS15 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy 2009, Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy ENV24 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy ENV15 of the Mole Valley Local Plan 2000, Policy BKEN2 of the Bookham Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015, Policy BKH2 of the Bookham Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015, Policy BKH3 of the Bookham Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015
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.