®Planning appeal decision
22 Oatlands Avenue, WEYBRIDGE, KT13 9TN
12no. flats (9no. x 1 bed and 3no. x 2 bed) within two detached two storey buildings with rooms in the roofspace with associated parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage areas following the demolition of the existing dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular reference to outlook for the occupiers of 12 and 24a Oatlands Avenue
- trees surrounding the site
- whether the proposed development would make an appropriate affordable housing contribution
What decided it
The combined adverse impacts on character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, protected trees and affordable housing provision significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, even under the tilted balance applicable where the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
The benefits of 11 net additional homes and efficient use of brownfield land with high-quality building standards were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, the unacceptable harm to neighbouring occupiers' outlook, detriment to a protected tree, and failure to provide policy-compliant affordable housing.
Framework references: 11, 64, 135, 136, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS4, Policy CS14, Policy CS15, Policy CS17, Policy CS21, Policy DM2, Policy DM6, Policy DM10, Policy DM21
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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