Planning appeal decision
107 Ditton Hill, Long Ditton, Surbiton, KT6 5EJ
Planning appeal 3346613 at 107 Ditton Hill, Long Ditton, Surbiton, KT6 5EJ (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 3 July 2025 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the street scene and surrounding area.
Installation of a wall and door along the boundary of the land with Devonshire Drive
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- White P
- Postcode
- KT6 5EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the street scene and surrounding area
- the effect of the appellant's fallback position in relation to the 2025 planning permission
What decided it
The existence of a fallback position in the form of the 2025 planning permission, which demonstrated that the development could be made acceptable through conditions requiring specific alterations to the wall and door, allowed the appeal to succeed despite the identified harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS17Policy DM2
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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