®Planning appeal decision
16-18 Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, KT13 9JL
Planning appeal 3337473 at 16-18 Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, KT13 9JL (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2024 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of two existing dwellinghouses followed by the erection of two residential buildings (Use Class C3) over three and four storeys respectively, provision of vehicular access, residents’ car parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and amenity areas, hard and soft landscaping, and all associated engineering, infrastructure and works
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- KT13 9JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would enhance the existing landscape or integrate with the surrounding Cowey Sale and Engine River
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the scale, bulk, massing and incongruous materials of the proposed buildings outweighed the housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The great weight attributed to the benefits of 31 additional dwellings in a sustainable location with housing supply shortfall was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the significant harm to character and appearance, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy CS17Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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