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Allowed4 December 20243336111

370b Walton Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2JE

Planning appeal 3336111 at 370b Walton Road, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2JE (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area.

retrospective application for use of building for storage (B8 use class) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2021/3760, dated 10 June 2022

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector
Rafferty C
Postcode
KT8 2JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The permitted development rights restricted by the condition are either no longer applicable or would not permit change of use from the existing B8 use class, such that the condition lacks clear justification and is not reasonable or necessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2

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