®Planning appeal decision
24 Sandy Lane, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 2EQ
a two-storey side extension to existing building to create two additional flats
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellis G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of No.20 Sandy Lane
- flood risk
What decided it
The proposal failed to satisfy the Sequential Test for flood risk and conflicted with design and neighbour amenity policies, with the flood risk exception to the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
The Council's housing land supply shortfall would normally trigger the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, but the flood risk exception applies, removing the presumption in favour of sustainable development; the conflicts with the development plan on character, living conditions and flood risk were therefore determinative.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3, Policy CS17, Policy DM2, Policy DM10, Policy CS26
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.