®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of Merrywood Park, Reigate , RH2 9PA
Planning appeal 3318593 at Land to the North of Merrywood Park, Reigate , RH2 9PA (Reigate and Banstead Borough Council) was allowed on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed parking arrangements would be sufficient.
the construction of a three-storey building comprising 8no. two bedroom dwellings, associated parking with provision of 12no. car parking spaces. An additional 18 no. spaces are proposed for the residents of Merrywood Park adjacent to the proposed building and on the grass verge adjacent to numbers 1-12 Merrywood Park. As amended on 3/2/2016 and 02/03/2016, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 18/01877/S73, dated 25 September 2019
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- RH2 9PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed parking arrangements would be sufficient
What decided it
Both the appellant and Council's technical evidence concluded that seven additional parking spaces were not required and that parking provision would be acceptable without them, with no objection from the Highway Authority.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TAP1 of the Reigate and Banstead Development Management Plan, September 2019Policy Pc4 of the Reigate and Banstead Borough Local PlanPolicy Ho9 of the Reigate and Banstead Borough Local PlanPolicy Mo5 of the Reigate and Banstead Borough Local Plan 2005Policy Mo7 of the Reigate and Banstead Borough Local Plan 2005
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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