®Planning appeal decision
Cherry Garth, Stokesheath Road, Oxshott, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 0PS
2 detached two-storey houses with rooms in the roof space, attached garages and rear balconies, new access to plot 1, entrance gates and piers following demolition of existing house and outbuildings
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on great crested newts as a protected species
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the unresolved risk of adverse effects on great crested newts as a protected species outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and energy efficiency.
The moderate economic, environmental and social benefits of housing delivery, energy efficiency and local spending were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the unresolved adverse effects on protected species, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy CS15(8), Policy DM21(a)
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.