14 Kingscroft Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7BU

described on the application form as the ‘erection of a pair of semi-detached three bedroom houses each with two parking spaces, and a detached four bedroom house with three parking spaces accessed from a new private access road leading off Kingscroft Road, following demolition of existing garage building forming part of No 14 Kingscroft Road

Authority: Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Price A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the effect on biodiversity

What decided it

The adverse impacts on character and appearance and biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of three additional dwellings in an area with acknowledged housing land supply shortfall.

the adverse impacts on character and appearance and biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply contribution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS15, Policy CS1, Policy ENV22, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV24

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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