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Dismissed12 October 20266006766

Land to the West of, 203 - 221 New Haw Road, Addlestone, KT15 2DP

Planning appeal 6006766 at Land to the West of, 203 - 221 New Haw Road, Addlestone, KT15 2DP (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.

a retrospective application for the change of use of the land for the creation of 4 Gypsy/Traveller pitches (comprising 1 static and 1 touring caravan per pitch) and associated infrastructure

Authority
Runnymede Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy
Postcode
KT15 2DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect of the development on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area

What decided it

the risk of unacceptable harm to highway safety arising from intensification of the already unsafe shared access onto New Haw Road.

the very substantial adverse weight given to highway safety harm and substantial adverse weight given to intentional unauthorised development were not outweighed by the substantial weight given to unmet Traveller pitch need, the personal circumstances of the occupiers, and the positive weight given to the site's status as previously developed land, such that the identified benefits were substantially outweighed by the identified adverse effects when assessed against the Framework's national decision-making policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD4Policy SL22(iii)Policy SL22Policy EE10Policy IE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S4Policy HO7Policy HO12Policy L2Policy N2Policy N6Policy TR6Policy HO1

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