®Planning appeal decision
123 Walton Road, East Molesey , Surrey , KT8 0DT
the construction of 7no. one bedroom residential units following demolition of existing commercial workshops, offices and storage buildings
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of a non-strategic employment site is justified
- Whether the proposal would represent a form of design on the site that would have any unacceptable impact on the living conditions of future occupiers
- Whether the proposal would comply with development plan policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- Whether the proposal should be liable for a contribution towards affordable housing
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the sequential test for flood risk had been applied, combined with the cramped design resulting in unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers and insufficient evidence to justify the loss of the employment site.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM11, Policy DM2, Policy DM10, Policy CS17, Policy CS26, Policy CS21, Policy CS23
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.