Adjacent to 118 Kneller Road, Twickenham, TW2 7DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
• the effect of the proposed development on parking availability and highway safety in the area
• whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for cycle, refuse and recycling storage
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to outlook, privacy and light
• the effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment floorspace, with particular reference to industrial floorspace
• the effect of the proposed development on the provision of waste management facilities
• whether the proposed development should make appropriate provision for affordable housing
• whether the proposed development would provide an appropriate standard of housing, with particular reference to housing mix, internal space standards, and inclusive access

What decided it

The combined and unresolved harm to character and appearance, parking availability/highway safety, and cycle storage provision outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

the benefits of new housing, affordable housing contribution and site improvement carried significant weight, but were outweighed by the considerable weight given to harm to character and appearance, parking/highway safety, and inadequate cycle storage, tipping the balance towards refusal