New House, St Mary's Road, Long Ditton, KT6 5EU

brickwork front boundary wall. Brickwork piers with coping stone on top of piers. Metalwork decorative railings between brickwork piers. Pair of decorative vehicular entrance gates

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: other
Postcode: KT6 5EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the street scene and the wider area
The effect of the proposed development on the health and long-term viability of the protected trees

What decided it

The development causes unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the locality and street scene through its incongruous, dominant and overly elaborate design, contrary to development plan policies and the NPPF.

Plan policies cited: Policy CS17 of the Elmbridge Core Strategy (Adopted July 2011), Policy DM2 of the Elmbridge Local Plan-Development Management Plan (Adopted April 2015), Elmbridge Design Code (Adopted February 2024)

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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