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Dismissed21 December 20223304733

The Old Post House, Flat, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0XX

Planning appeal 3304733 at The Old Post House, Flat, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0XX (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2022 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the supply of housing in the Borough.

a change of class from a first floor flat Residential C3 to Commercial use E with accompanying changes to the front door and internal reconfiguration

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Praine N
Postcode
KT7 0XX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the supply of housing in the Borough

What decided it

The loss of a dwelling to the detriment of housing supply in the Borough, with insufficient evidence of local need for the proposed commercial use to justify the loss.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS2DM10

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