®Planning appeal decision
42 Rusham Road, EGHAM, Surrey, TW20 9LP
without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of the outbuilding and associated land to form an independent residential unit on the land
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the dwelling on the character and appearance of the area
- whether it provides satisfactory living conditions for occupant(s), having regard to internal space and outlook and external amenity space
- its effect on the living conditions of existing or future occupants of No.42 Rusham Road, having regard to external amenity space
What decided it
The substantial and demonstrable harm to character and appearance and to living conditions of both the dwelling occupants and neighbouring residents outweighs the modest housing delivery benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of a windfall site were substantially outweighed by the substantial harms to character and appearance and to living conditions, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against NPPF policies as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EE1, Policy SL19
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.