8 Holtwood Road , Oxshott , Surrey , KT22 0QJ

detached two-storey building with rooms in the roof space containing 5 flats with new access, associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing house and outbuildings without complying with a condition attached to planning permission ref 2020/1149 (

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Housden C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
effect of the proposed development on trees and hedgerow
effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 10 Holtwood Road with specific regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook

What decided it

The considerable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the car barn's prominent positioning forward of the established building line, combined with inadequate mitigation for hedgerow removal and the overbearing effect on neighbouring outlook, outweighed any material considerations.

Plan policies cited: Policy CS10, Policy CS17, Policy DM2, Policy DM6

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