®Planning appeal decision
415-417 London Road, CAMBERLEY, GU15 3HZ
existing building to be demolished and replaced with a new Build 5 x 2 bed flats & 4 x 1 bed flats 2 ground floor shops to be retained. The flats will be in keeping with the conversion at 419 London Road. Ground floor rear courtyard garden to be created and rear flats to have balconies. Off road parking not deemed necessary at 419 London Road due to transport links with the area
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the dwellings, with regard to sunlight and daylight
- the effect of the proposal on protected species
What decided it
The combined harm to character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers could not be outweighed by the housing delivery benefits in the context of the identified policy conflicts.
The significant positive weight of housing delivery benefits and bringing a vacant site back into use was outweighed by the combined harm to character and appearance and inadequate living conditions; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy & Development Management Policies 2011-2028, Policy CP14A of the Core Strategy & Development Management Policies 2011-2028
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.