®Planning appeal decision
5 Berkeley Gardens, West Byfleet, KT14 6JT
Planning appeal 3352439 at 5 Berkeley Gardens, West Byfleet, KT14 6JT (Woking Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 April 2025 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A only: whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the proposed floor to ceiling height, measured internally, of the additional floor, would exceed the lower of (i) 3 metres or (ii) the floor to ceiling height of any storey of the principal part of the existing dwellinghouse.
Prior notification for the proposed enlargement of one storey dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey
- Authority
- Woking Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
- Postcode
- KT14 6JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A only: whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the proposed floor to ceiling height, measured internally, of the additional floor, would exceed the lower of (i) 3 metres or (ii) the floor to ceiling height of any storey of the principal part of the existing dwellinghouse
- Both appeals: the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- Both appeals: the effect of the proposals on the living conditions of No 4, with particular regard to daylight
What decided it
The proposals would result in detrimental effects on both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the neighbouring property through loss of daylight, conflicting with development plan policies and GPDO conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS21 of the Woking Core Strategy 2012Policy CS24 of the Woking Core Strategy 2012Policy BE1 of the Pyrford Neighbourhood Plan
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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