®Planning appeal decision
16-18 Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, KT13 9JL
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 226
Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy CS17, Policy DM6
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.