Planning appeal decision
153 Ambleside Road, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5UN
Planning appeal 3324093 at 153 Ambleside Road, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5UN (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was allowed on 12 August 2024 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
A car port
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- GU18 5UN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The modest height, open-sided design with lightweight timber framing, and substantial screening by existing boundary treatment would ensure the car port would not be unduly prominent or erode the spacious and verdant character of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document 2012Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017 Principle 10.1Lightwater Village Design Statement Supplementary Planning Document 2007
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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