®Planning appeal decision
Ruxbury Court, Cumberland Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 3DL
Planning appeal 3265106 at Ruxbury Court, Cumberland Road, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 3DL (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2021 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
described as, “To allow for the addition of four flats in the newly created roof space of blocks B and C of Ruxbury Court together with associated amenity and parking space
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- TW15 3DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The considerable and clearly tangible harm to character and appearance arising from the visually overbearing and unduly dominant increase in scale and massing of the blocks, which relates to the fundamental aim of achieving well-designed places, outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery, brownfield reuse, and housing mix were accorded substantial weight, but the considerable harm to character and appearance, accorded great weight as relating to the fundamental aim of achieving well-designed places, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh those benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (adopted 2009)Strategic Policy SP1 of the Core StrategyPolicy HO4 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 68Paragraph 118Paragraph 123Paragraph 124Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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