®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of Opus 1, Ryebrook Business Park, Bay Tree Avenue, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7LA
redevelopment to provide residential units, landscaping, associated undercroft car parking, refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to outlook
- whether sufficient affordable housing would be provided
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of outlook and oppressive sense of enclosure to neighbouring residents from the proposed five-storey building positioned only 10 metres from existing habitable room windows, which could not be outweighed by the housing supply benefits.
the adverse effects of granting permission, particularly the significant harm to living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of 54 additional dwellings and other social and economic benefits when assessed against the policies of the Framework as a whole
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV22, Policy ENV23, Policy ENV24, Policy CS4, Policy CS14
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.