Two detached houses at Land To The Rear Of Fair Orchard, Camden Road, Lingfield

The site and surroundings

The site is in the Green Belt within Lingfield’s larger rural settlement, accessed by a private cul-de-sac and surrounded by residential properties, trees and open Green Belt land.

“The site is located within the Green Belt and within the Larger Rural Settlement of Lingfield, although it is noted that the boundary of this settlement area is located on the eastern and southern boundaries of the site. It is accessed from the west via a private cul-de-sac, Camden Road. This locality is characterised by detached two-storey residential properties of traditional form and style.”

“The proposed development would involve the use of an access road (existing) leading down gently to the end of the main garden area to land which is mostly hard landscaped with an outbuilding surrounded by trees on the eastern, southern and western sides. Open Green Belt land is immediately outside the application plot. The land slopes down to the east and currently comprises an existing access road, hardstanding and an outbuilding.”

Officer report

Consultation responses

The highway authority raised no objection subject to safety conditions, the parish council supported the application subject to neighbours’ comments, and ecological and drainage conditions were requested.

“The proposed development has been considered by THE COUNTY HIGHWAY AUTHORITY (CHA) who having assessed the application on safety, capacity and policy grounds, has no objections subject to conditions relating to cycle facilities and traffic calming measures being imposed in any permission granted along with a scheme to improve available vehicular visibility sightlines on to Town Hill being provided in general accordance with the approved plans (drawing reference…”

“The traffic calming measures required will include raised tables or speed cushions to the east of the junction subject to Safety Audit, in order to reduce the existing speeds on Town Hill within the vicinity of the site to ensure that the intensification in vehicular movements at the access junction will not lead to an unacceptable risk to highway safety in accordance with the NPPF 2024 and the Surrey LTP4.”

Officer report

Who spoke

An objector spoke against the application for the Camden Road Residents’ Association, and the applicant spoke in favour.

The committee debate

Councillor Lockwood proposed refusal because the siting, intensity, scale, size, bulk and massing would harm the locality’s character and appearance.

“Councillor Lockwood proposed that the committee consider the following motion for refusal:”

“Notwithstanding the reduction in built form from the previously dismissed appeal, this proposal, due to its siting, intensity, scale, size, bulk and massing, would result in a dominant form of development at odds with and detrimental to the character and appearance of the locality and contrary to Policy DP7 and DP11 of the Tandridge Local Plan: Part 2 – Detailed Policies 2014, Policy CSP18 of the Tandridge District Core Strategy 2008 and policies within the NPPF.”

Minutes

The vote

The refusal motion, seconded by Councillor Prew, was lost when put to the vote.

“The motion was seconded by Councillor Prew. Upon being put to the vote the motion was lost.”

Minutes

The decision

Planning permission was approved subject to conditions.

“R E S O L V E D – that planning permission be approved, subject to conditions.”

Minutes