®Planning appeal decision
Weybridge Bowling Club , 19 Springfield Lane, WEYBRIDGE, KT13 8AW
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy CS25 of the Elmbridge Core Strategy July 2011, Policy CS17 of the Elmbridge Core Strategy July 2011, Policy DM7 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015, Policy DM2 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015, Policy DM5 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.