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Dismissed21 June 20243336023

St. George's Gardens South, St. George's Business Park, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0RH

Planning appeal 3336023 at St. George's Gardens South, St. George's Business Park, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0RH (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2024 by Inspector Davies G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The character and appearance of the area (appeals A, B and C).

the demolition of 2no. existing office (Class E) buildings (Blocks A and B) and the erection of 168no. apartments (mix of 1-, 2- and 3-beds) across 4no. blocks (ranging from 3-6 storeys) and 18no. houses (mix of 3- and 4-beds) with associated basement and surface level car and bicycle parking, resident amenities and hard and soft landscaping with all necessary ancillary and enabling works

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Davies G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The character and appearance of the area (appeals A, B and C)
  • Living conditions of future occupants, with respect to size and function of garden areas (appeals A and B), and light and aspect (appeal C)
  • Retention of existing trees (appeals A and C) and potential for new landscaping (appeal A)

What decided it

The poor design of the town houses backing onto Brooklands Road, causing harm to character/appearance and living conditions, outweighed the housing and other benefits in appeals A and B, whereas appeal C's accordance with the development plan led to it being allowed.

For appeals A and B, the conflict with the development plan, in particular the poor design layout, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits including housing delivery, economic and environmental benefits; for appeal C, with no conflict with the development plan and no adverse material considerations, the balance favoured the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS4Policy CS17Policy DM2Policy DM10Policy DM6Policy CS14Policy CS25Policy CS13Policy CS21Policy CS15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 77Paragraph 139Paragraph 226

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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