®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Ramli, Beech Close, Cobham, KT11 2EN
a detached two-storey block of 5 flats with rooms in the roof space, bin and cycle stores and associated access and landscaping
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide adequately for affordable housing having regard to national and local policy
- whether the proposal would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupants with specific regard to the outlook from the bedrooms of units 3 and 4
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The cumulative failure to secure adequate affordable housing and to provide acceptable living conditions for units 3 and 4 significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
the harm arising from non-compliance with affordable housing policy and poor outlook for units 3 and 4, taken cumulatively, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, biodiversity net gain and provision of smaller dwellings, so the tilted balance did not favour the grant of permission
Framework references: 11, 64
Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Policy CS17, Policy CS10, Policy CS15, Policy DM2, Policy DM10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.