®Planning appeal decision
Allowed6 March 20263375794
Unit 3 Crouch Industrial Estate, Barnett Wood Lane, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7DG
demolition of the existing unit and erection of a replacement building to provide self-storage floorspace across four levels (Use Class B8)
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Heppell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 24 and 25 Barnett Close, with particular reference to outlook and sense of enclosure
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of properties near the site entrance on Barnett Wood Lane, with particular reference to noise
- the effect of the development on on-street parking and the highways network
What decided it
The proposal's visual impact, when assessed against the previous permission for a comparable building and the backland location of the industrial estate, was found to be acceptable and in keeping with the area's character.
Framework references: 135, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy EN4, Policy EN12, Policy INF2, Policy EN13
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