29 Huntingfield Way, EGHAM, TW20 8DU

erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings with associated parking, cycle and bin store

Authority: Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Miles H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Flood risk with particular regard to whether the proposal would steer new development to areas with the lowest risk of flooding.
The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to 29 Huntingfield Way.

What decided it

The proposal's failure of the flood risk sequential test, which provided a strong policy reason for refusal that outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.

The moderate benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, efficient use of land, social and economic benefits) did not outweigh the strong harm from flood risk and the harm to neighbours' living conditions, so the balance tipped against the proposal and it was found to conflict with the development plan.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy EE13, Policy EE1

Judgments cited: Mead Realisations Ltd v The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2024] EWHC 279 (Admin) (12 February 2024)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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