Tower House Chertsey Road, Shepperton, TW17 9NU

Planning appeal 3345196 at Tower House Chertsey Road, Shepperton, TW17 9NU (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition No 4 is reasonable and necessary having regard to flood risk.

the erection of two storey house following demolition of the Tower House, adjacent outbuildings and stables , without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PA/01/0224, dated 27 September 2002

Authority: Spelthorne Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Szymanski D
Postcode: TW17 9NU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition No 4 is reasonable and necessary having regard to flood risk
Whether condition No 4 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The condition is both reasonable and necessary to protect the functional floodplain from flood risk and to maintain Green Belt openness, which were fundamental to justifying the original permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LO1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies DPD (2009)Policy GB1 of the Spelthorne Borough Local Plan Saved Policies (2008)Policy EN2 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies DPD (2009)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 54Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 142Paragraph 165Paragraph 173

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