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Dismissed17 June 20253352763

White Lodge Cottage Holloway Hill, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0AE

Planning appeal 3352763 at White Lodge Cottage Holloway Hill, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0AE (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would affect the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.

the demolition of existing dwelling and development of seven dwellings with associated car parking, access and landscaping

Authority
Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sylvester G
Postcode
KT16 0AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would affect the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework, and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the proposed development would be in a sustainable location having particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities, and Framework paragraphs 110 and 115

What decided it

The proposed development would have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths SPA and the appellant failed to secure legally sound and effective mitigation measures through planning obligations, as required by Policy EE10 and Framework Paragraphs 187 and 193.

The benefits of housing delivery and the absence of other harms were outweighed by the significant adverse effect on the SPA integrity, which is a determinative matter that brings the development into conflict with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE10Policy EE17Policy SD7Policy SD8Policy EE9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 187Paragraph 193Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 11
Judgments
Julian Wood v SSCLG & Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195

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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