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Dismissed28 February 20243313897

Land Rear of Opus 1, Ryebrook Business Park, Bay Tree Avenue, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7LA

Planning appeal 3313897 at Land Rear of Opus 1, Ryebrook Business Park, Bay Tree Avenue, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7LA (Mole Valley District Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to outlook.

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
Postcode
KT22 7LA

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV22Policy ENV23Policy ENV24Policy CS4Policy CS14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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