®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Castle Grove House, Castle Grove Road, Chobham , Surrey, GU24 8EE
Planning appeal 3367882 at Land South of Castle Grove House, Castle Grove Road, Chobham , Surrey, GU24 8EE (Surrey Heath Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area including its effect on protected trees.
the erection of detached dwelling utilising existing access and landscaping
- Authority
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- GU24 8EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area including its effect on protected trees
- whether the development could provide appropriate drainage
What decided it
The tangible risk that the development would result in future pressure to extensively prune or remove a protected tree with moderate individual amenity value, thereby harming the character and appearance of the area, outweighed the limited housing benefits in the context of the tilted balance.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and one additional dwelling were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance due to the effect on protected trees, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2 of the CSDMPPolicy DM9 of the CSDMPPolicy DM10 of the CSDMPPolicy DM11 of the CSDMPPolicy CP14B of the CSDMPPolicy CP1 of the CSDMPPolicy DH1 of the Emerging Local PlanPolicy DH5 of the Emerging Local PlanPolicy E8 of the Emerging Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 155
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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