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Dismissed25 January 20233301797

The Old Tannery Oakdene Road, Redhill, RH1 6BT

Planning appeal 3301797 at The Old Tannery Oakdene Road, Redhill, RH1 6BT (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 January 2023 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would have an overbearing effect upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers of the maisonettes at The Tannery.

to add an additional storey to the existing building to create two new dwellings

Authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Moore J
Postcode
RH1 6BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would have an overbearing effect upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers of the maisonettes at The Tannery

What decided it

The proposed development would create an overbearing effect on the neighbouring maisonettes that would increase the pre-existing harm from the existing building, conflicting with development plan policies and NPPF paragraph 130(f) on amenity standards.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DES1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan 2019Policy CS4 of the Reigate and Banstead Local Plan: Core Strategy 2014
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 120Paragraph 130

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