Planning appeal decision
Greenfields Pennypot Lane, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8DJ
Planning appeal 3353817 at Greenfields Pennypot Lane, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8DJ (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2025 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the external appearance of the dwellinghouse would be acceptable.
Prior approval application for the enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storey under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended)
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
- Postcode
- GU24 8DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the external appearance of the dwellinghouse would be acceptable
What decided it
The proposed additional storey would result in unduly prominent and incongruous first-floor side elevations lacking architectural detail that would be visible along a significant stretch of the highway, causing significant harm to the external appearance of the dwellinghouse and the character of the surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012
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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