®Planning appeal decision
Lake House, 10C Butler Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5QF
to demolish existing garages and erect pair of semi detached houses with parking, landscaping etc
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of existing neighbours and future occupiers of the proposed development
- the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
What decided it
The clear and long-lasting harms to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of existing neighbours and future occupiers substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing two additional dwellings.
The adverse impacts of the new dwellings (significant weight) substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery (moderate weight), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the proposals conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole.
Framework references: 135, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD 2012, Principle 6.6 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017, Principle 7.8 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017, Principle 8.1 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017, Principle 8.2 of the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017
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.