Land Adjacent To, 1 Ayebridges Avenue, Egham, Surrey, TW20 8HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would adequately address flood risk
• whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers

What decided it

The sequential test was not properly undertaken in a policy-compliant way, failing to demonstrate that no reasonably available sites at lower flood risk could accommodate the development, combined with the inability to provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers due to unacceptable noise impacts.

The modest social and economic benefits of delivering one dwelling were outweighed by the significant failure to satisfy the sequential test (which provides a strong reason for refusal under Footnote 7 of the Framework) and the failure to provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers.