Land to the rear of 10, Westerham Road, Oxted, RH8 0ER

the erection of a single detached three-bedroom house

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Effect of the proposal on character and appearance
Effect of the proposal on living conditions for existing nearby occupants
Effect of the proposal on highway safety
Effect of the proposal on ecology and biodiversity

What decided it

The cumulative substantial harms to character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety and ecology, when weighed against the limited housing benefit of one dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance test.

The identified adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety and ecology substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing one dwelling to the Council's housing stock, despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply

Framework references: 135, 186

Plan policies cited: CSP18, CSP21, CSP12, DP7, DP8, DP5, DP19

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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