Planning appeal decision
42 Badingham Drive, Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9HA
Planning appeal 3304840 at 42 Badingham Drive, Fetcham, Leatherhead, KT22 9HA (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Davis J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Planting of laurels and fencing along the side boundary of property
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davis J
- Postcode
- KT22 9HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The laurel hedging would enclose a significant section of open land and interrupt the continuous stretch of open green space that characterises the estate, thereby causing harmful effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area contrary to the development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14 of the Mole Valley Core Strategy (2009)Policy ENV22 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2000)Policy ENV23 of the Mole Valley Local Plan (2000)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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