®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 3 The Parade, Westmore Green, Tatsfield, Surrey, TN16 2AQ
Planning appeal 3315896 at Land to the Rear of 3 The Parade, Westmore Green, Tatsfield, Surrey, TN16 2AQ (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 6 November 2023 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space.
the demolition of existing buildings, erection of 2x duplex flats, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- TN16 2AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings with particular regard to privacy, outlook, light, provision for refuse and cycle storage, and parking and vehicle manoeuvring
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for both future and existing occupiers, combined with substantial harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The modest benefits of two additional dwellings on brownfield land and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by unacceptable harm to living conditions for future and existing occupiers and substantial harm to character and appearance, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1Policy CSP12Policy CSP18Policy CSP19Policy DP5Policy DP7Policy DP12Policy DP22
- 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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