Rear of 10-16 Blanchmans Road, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9DE

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hall C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to external amenity space, privacy and noise and disturbance

What decided it

The large expanses of hard surfacing for parking and turning space would be a dominant and visually unattractive feature that would be deleterious to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing supply.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission in terms of harm to character and appearance of the area would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal, including housing supply and associated social and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CSP18 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy 2008, Policy DP7 of the Tandridge District Local Plan Part 2: Detailed Policies 2014, Policy DP8 of the Tandridge District Local Plan Part 2: Detailed Policies 2014

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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