Planning appeal decision
7A Woodside Road, Cobham, Surrey , KT11 2QR
Planning appeal 3311302 at 7A Woodside Road, Cobham, Surrey , KT11 2QR (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 August 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of varying condition 2 of the planning permission to allow for the retention of the first floor balcony on the living conditions of the occupiers of 7 and 9 Woodside Road, with particular regard to privacy.
an additional detached two storey house with integral garage and additional rooms in the roof space without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2013/1839, dated 30 July 2013
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- KT11 2QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of varying condition 2 of the planning permission to allow for the retention of the first floor balcony on the living conditions of the occupiers of 7 and 9 Woodside Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The balcony causes an increased and unacceptable level of overlooking of the gardens of neighbouring properties and into a first floor bedroom window, to the detriment of the living conditions of the occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2
- 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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