®Planning appeal decision
5 Queens Park Road, Caterham , Surrey , CR3 5RB
Planning appeal 3311144 at 5 Queens Park Road, Caterham , Surrey , CR3 5RB (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 28 September 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, with particular regard to scale, massing, and design.
a reserved matters application for external appearance, scale and landscaping pursuant to Condition 2 of outline application TA/2020/1504
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- CR3 5RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to scale, massing, and design
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 4 and 6 Queens Park Road with particular regard to privacy, outlook and daylight and sunlight
- Whether or not the proposal would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to access to daylight, solar gain and natural ventilation
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to landscaping
What decided it
The proposal's design, scale and separation distances, combined with the principle already established through the outline permission and the protective measures secured by conditions, would ensure compliance with development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP 18 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy (2008)Policy DP7 of the Tandridge District Local Plan Part 2: Detailed Policies (2014)Policy DP8 of the Tandridge District Local Plan Part 2: Detailed Policies (2014)Policy CCW3 of the Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe Neighbourhood Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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