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Dismissed16 February 20243300731

Central Garage, Bagshot Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8BS

Planning appeal 3300731 at Central Garage, Bagshot Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 8BS (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2024 by Inspector Wyatt G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Chobham Conservation Area.

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
Postcode
GU24 8BS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM9Policy CP2Policy DM17Policy DM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 205Paragraph 165

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