Planning appeal decision
Oaks Park Riding School And Livery Stables, Carshalton Road, Banstead, SM7 3HZ
Planning appeal 6003280 at Oaks Park Riding School And Livery Stables, Carshalton Road, Banstead, SM7 3HZ (London Borough of Sutton) was allowed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 16 is reasonable and necessary, having particular regard to the living conditions of the neighbouring residential dwelling 'Lilac Trees'.
Erection of a detached two storey dwelling including car parking spaces, electrical vehicle charging points, refuse and cycle stores to the front, new boundary treatments including side access gates and associated hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- SM7 3HZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 16 is reasonable and necessary, having particular regard to the living conditions of the neighbouring residential dwelling 'Lilac Trees'
What decided it
Permitted development rights under the GPDO contain sufficient built-in safeguards regarding scale and design to prevent unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions, making a blanket restriction on those rights unreasonable and unnecessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy SI 13Sutton Local Plan 2018 Policy 32Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 29
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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