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Allowed24 April 20253352866

Former Weylands Treatment Works, Lyon Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 3PB

Planning appeal 3352866 at Former Weylands Treatment Works, Lyon Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 3PB (Elmbridge Borough Council) was allowed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Woolcock J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The appellant and EBC consider the main issues to be planning conditions and obligations necessary to address reasons for refusal 2 and 3.

Hybrid application for a phased masterplan mixed-use redevelopment comprising commercial (Class E/B2/B8) and Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling (sui generis) and affordable housing uses with associated infrastructure; detailed application for Phase 1 commercial buildings (Class E/B8) and outline application for remaining commercial (E/B2/B8/sui generis WEEE) development and up to 40 affordable homes

Authority
Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Woolcock J
Postcode
KT12 3PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The appellant and EBC consider the main issues to be planning conditions and obligations necessary to address reasons for refusal 2 and 3

What decided it

The proposal's compliance with the Golden Rules as grey belt land, combined with substantial affordable housing and other benefits, outweighed the limited traffic harm identified, tipping the planning balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

Significant weight for compliance with the Golden Rules, substantial weight for 100% affordable housing provision, and significant weight for employment/economic, waste management and landscape benefits outweighed the limited harm from increased traffic congestion, so the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
EDMP Policy DM17SWLP Policy 9ECS Policy CS25EDMP Policy DM7SWLP Policy 15SWLP Policy 7SWLP Policy 1SWLP Policy 2SWLP Policy 10SWLP Policy 11aEDMP Policy DM10ECS Policy CS2ECS Policy CS21ECS Policy CS14ECS Policy CS12EDMP Policy DM6EDMP Policy DM11EDMP Policy DM5ECS Policy CS15EDMP Policy DM21SWLP Policy 14EDMP Policy DM12SWLP Policy 4EDMP Policy DM8EDMP Policy DM2SWLP Policy 13ECS Policy CS17ECS Policy CS1
National Planning Policy Framework
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