Oakleigh Court, Church Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9EY

Planning appeal 3364013 at Oakleigh Court, Church Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9EY (Tandridge District Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2025 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Erection of a fourth floor extension to create 4 No 2 bed flats

Authority: Tandridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Miles H
Postcode: RH8 9PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The quality of living conditions for existing and future occupiers with particular regard to car parking

What decided it

The substantial and visually prominent harm to character and appearance, combined with the unacceptable living conditions arising from inadequate car parking provision, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location.

The modest benefits of providing four dwellings in a sustainable location and making efficient use of brownfield land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the inadequate quality of living conditions regarding car parking, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CSP18DP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 125

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