®Planning appeal decision
Weybridge Bowling Club , 19 Springfield Lane, Weybridge, KT13 8AW
Planning appeal 3373000 at Weybridge Bowling Club , 19 Springfield Lane, Weybridge, KT13 8AW (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: highway safety.
outline application for a development of up to 9 self-build residential units (all matters reserved)
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heppell J
- Postcode
- KT13 8AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- highway safety
- the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of neighbouring residents with particular reference to disturbance
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety from inadequate visibility splays and forward visibility, requiring vehicles to reverse along Springfield Lane with danger to pedestrians and cyclists, outweighed the housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The significant positive weight given to the delivery of nine dwellings on a sustainably located site and housing benefits was outweighed by the considerable negative weight accorded to highway safety harm and moderate negative weight to the loss of a section of locally listed wall, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS25 of the Elmbridge Core Strategy July 2011Policy CS17 of the Elmbridge Core Strategy July 2011Policy DM7 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015Policy DM2 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015Policy DM5 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 216
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.