®Planning appeal decision
45 Coombelands Lane, Addlestone, KT15 1JL
Planning appeal 3356532 at 45 Coombelands Lane, Addlestone, KT15 1JL (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 May 2025 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of a new single storey detached 1 bedroom dwelling with associated hard and soft landscaping and off street parking to the land at the front of No 45
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- KT15 1JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers with particular reference to daylight and private garden space
- the effect of the proposed development upon designated habitats sites
What decided it
The Inspector could not be certain that the development would not result in likely significant effects upon the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area due to an inadequate SAMM contribution in the Unilateral Undertaking, which under Regulation 63(5) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 precluded the development from proceeding.
The limited weight given to housing supply contribution and small economic and drainage benefits was substantially outweighed by very significant weight against the scheme due to inability to secure adequate SPA mitigation, significant weight against the scheme due to harm to character and appearance, and moderate weight against the scheme due to inadequate daylight provision for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EE1 of the Runnymede 2030 Local Plan (2020)Standards 6 and 12 of the Runnymede Design Supplementary Planning Document (2021)Design Standard 24 of the Runnymede Design Supplementary Planning Document (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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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