®Planning appeal decision
40 Fairmile Lane, COBHAM, KT11 2DQ
‘development comprising 2 detached two-storey buildings with rooms in the roofspace containing 14 flats together with associated car parking and cycle storage, soft and hard landscaping works following demolition of existing dwelling, detached garage and outbuilding’
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including effects on trees
- the living conditions of occupants of no.34 Fairmile Lane, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The combination of unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and harmful loss of privacy to neighbouring occupants, which significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing and other benefits despite the acute housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance including effects on protected trees and harm to neighbouring living conditions, attracting very significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate weight of benefits comprising 13 net additional homes, sustainable location and design, and local economic effects, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 129, 135, 139, 136, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: DM2, DM10, DM6, CS10, CS17, CS14
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.