®Planning appeal decision
47 Lower Hampton Road, SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, TW16 5PR
the demolition of an existing dwelling and carport and the erection of a replacement dwelling, new landscaping and other associated works other associated works
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on protected bat species
- Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The absence of required bat surveys and the material increase in size of the replacement dwelling, combined with harm to Green Belt openness and the failure to demonstrate very special circumstances, outweighed the proposal's benefits.
Framework references: 11, 143, 153, 154, 155, 187, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy EN2, Policy LO1, Policy EN1, Policy EN9
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.