®Planning appeal decision
Central Garage, Bagshot Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8BS
the “demolition of existing garage structures and change of use to Class C3 (dwellings) to provide 5no. 3-bed houses with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Chobham Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of adjoining and future occupiers through overlooking and loss of privacy
- whether the development provides adequate private outdoor amenity areas
- whether the location of the development is suitable having regard to flood risk
What decided it
Part of both sites lay within Flood Zone 3b (the functional floodplain), where the proposed dwellings, as more vulnerable development, should not be permitted.
the limited sustainability and housing delivery benefits of the schemes were outweighed by the fundamental unacceptability of siting more vulnerable residential development within Flood Zone 3b
Framework references: 135, 205, 165
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy CP2, Policy DM17, Policy DM10
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.