Planning appeal decision
22 Station Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8BE
Planning appeal 3341460 at 22 Station Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8BE (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon designated Habitats sites.
Change of Use and single storey and first floor rear extensions to existing building to form one 2 bed apartment at ground floor and extension to first floor apartment, along with alterations to front elevation, following demolition of existing outbuildings
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- KT16 8BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon designated Habitats sites
- the living conditions of the occupiers of the ground floor flat at No 20 Station Road, with particular reference to daylight and outlook
- the character and appearance of the host building and the area
What decided it
The failure to secure adequate mitigation for likely significant effects on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA, combined with harmful effects on neighbouring living conditions and character and appearance, meant the benefits were significantly outweighed by the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EE10Policy EE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 186Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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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