®Planning appeal decision
Beomonds House, Beomonds Row, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AW
Planning appeal 3354550 at Beomonds House, Beomonds Row, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AW (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupants, having particular regard to privacy, outlook and private outdoor amenity space.
the creation of an additional storey to create 1 new 1 x bed residential unit and associated access stairs and terrace/amenity space at first floor
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- KT16 9AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupants, having particular regard to privacy, outlook and private outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring properties, having particular regard to privacy, noise and outlook
- whether the proposal has demonstrated that there would be safe access and egress for future occupants of the development in the event of a flood
What decided it
The proposal has failed to demonstrate a safe access and egress route for future occupants in the event of a flood, which engages the exception to the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) and Footnote 7 of the Framework.
The presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework does not apply because the proposal fails to demonstrate safe access and egress in a flood event, which is a policy protecting areas at risk of flooding listed in Footnote 7; the conflicts with the development plan on living conditions and flood risk outweigh the limited benefit of one additional dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EE1Policy EE2Policy EE13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 7
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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