44 Oriental Road, WOKING, GU22 7AR

the erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings with access drive, amenity space, parking and landscaping on land r/o No.44

Authority: Woking Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lawrence R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether or not the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the risk of flooding
the effect of the development on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan on three independent grounds—character and appearance, flood risk and sequential test, and Thames Basin Heaths SPA mitigation—with no material considerations indicating the appeal should be decided otherwise.

Framework references: 173, 174, 175

Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy CS21, Policy CS24, Policy CS1, Policy CS9, Policy CS8, Policy NRM6

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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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