®Planning appeal decision
R/O 5 Waterhouse Lane, Kingswood, Surrey, KT20 6EB
to demolish the existing warehouse and replace with a new brick-built building, incorporating a bin store, a cycle store and 3 carports to the ground floor and 2 two-bedroom first floor flats. To demolish the existing block of 4 terraced lock up storage garages and clear area to make 4 tarmac parking spaces
- Authority
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to daylight, privacy and outlook
- The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to outlook, privacy and access to outside space
- Whether the proposal would be appropriately located with regard to flood risk and the sequential test
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, neighbouring and future occupiers' living conditions, and the failure to demonstrate compliance with flood risk sequential test requirements outweighed the benefits of housing provision and brownfield redevelopment.
Framework references: 165, 167
Plan policies cited: Policy CS4, Policy DES1, Policy DES5, Policy CCF2, Policy CS10
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