®Planning appeal decision
1 Loxford Road, CATERHAM, CR3 6BH
demolition of existing buildings and erection of three dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- biodiversity, including the measures necessary to avoid, mitigate or compensate for any negative effects
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The substantial harms to character and appearance and biodiversity, when weighed against the limited housing and economic benefits under the tilted balance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The substantial harms to character and appearance and biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic growth, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole, notwithstanding the Council's significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 48, 186
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP18 of the Tandridge Core Strategy 2008, Policy DP7 of the Tandridge Local Plan: Part 2 – Detailed Policies 2014, Policy CSP17 of the Tandridge Core Strategy 2008, Policy DP19 of the Tandridge Local Plan: Part 2 – Detailed Policies 2014, Policies CCW4 and CCW5 of the CCWNP
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.