®Planning appeal decision
10 Arnison Road, East Molesey, KT8 9JJ
Planning appeal 3315071 at 10 Arnison Road, East Molesey, KT8 9JJ (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Bowyer J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed parking arrangements would be adequate having regard to the availability of on street parking and effects on the living conditions of nearby occupiers.
Extensions and alterations to increase the number of flats from 4 flats to 11 flats incorporating three-storey side extension, three-storey rear extension incorporating rear balconies and lower ground floor, bin and cycle stores, front boundary wall, associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing single-storey rear/side projection
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- KT8 9JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed parking arrangements would be adequate having regard to the availability of on street parking and effects on the living conditions of nearby occupiers
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 8 and 12 Arnison Road with particular regard to whether or not it would be overbearing
- whether or not the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The cumulative harm from inadequate parking provision and overbearing impact on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Nos 8 and 12 significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the paragraph 11(d) balance.
The benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, biodiversity net gain and modest economic benefits were outweighed by the cumulative harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 8 and 12 Arnison Road and the harm from inadequate parking provision, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits and the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM7Policy DM2Policy CS21Policy CS1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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