®Planning appeal decision
2 Beauchamp Road, East Molesey, KT8 0PA
Planning appeal 3303351 at 2 Beauchamp Road, East Molesey, KT8 0PA (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a detached two storey building comprising 10no. flats with rooms in the roofspace and include associated parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage areas following the demolition of the existing house
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- KT8 0PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the demolition of the existing house would result in the harmful loss of a non-designated heritage asset
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular reference to loss of privacy for the occupiers of 2a Beauchamp Road and 18 Spencer Road
- whether the future occupiers of the proposal would have acceptable living conditions, with particular reference to the size of bedrooms within flats 9 and 10
- whether there should be a review mechanism towards the provision of affordable housing
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance through the building's excessive size and bulk, combined with the total loss of the non-designated heritage asset, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and loss of the non-designated heritage asset significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of brownfield land, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS7Policy CS17Policy CS21Policy DM2Policy DM10Policy DM12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 203
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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