®Planning appeal decision
Land at Timber Lodge, Ottways Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2PB
the creation of two new accesses and the erection of four dwellings
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with particular reference to privacy
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of 1-4 Gwennap Place with particular reference to privacy and outlook
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm caused by overlooking and loss of privacy for future occupants of Plot 1 from the upstairs bedroom window at Timber Lodge, which could not be sufficiently ameliorated by the proposed landscaping.
The housing and economic benefits of the proposal were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupants of Plot 1 through loss of privacy.
Plan policies cited: Policy EN4 of Mole Valley Local Plan 2020-2039
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.