®Planning appeal decision
1 Holtwood Road, Oxshott, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 0QL
erection of 4 pairs of semi-detached houses with rooms in the roof space, associated parking and cycle store following demolition of the existing house and garage
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's failure to make an appropriate contribution towards affordable housing through a properly executed and certified Section 106 agreement, which harm outweighed the benefits of housing supply contribution.
The absence of harm to character and appearance did not outweigh the substantial harm from failure to secure affordable housing; although the proposal would contribute to housing supply in a borough with significant shortfall, the avoidable harm from non-compliance with affordable housing policy outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 64, 57, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS21, Policy CS10, Policy CS17, Policy DM2
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.