Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 119 Penton Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2LL
Planning appeal 3265504 at Land Adjacent to 119 Penton Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 2LL (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be suitable for housing with particular regard to flood risk.
erection of 2 detached dwellings on land adjacent to 119 Penton Road, Staines
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- TW18 2LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be suitable for housing with particular regard to flood risk
- the effect of the proposed development on protected trees
What decided it
The proposal fails the sequential test for flood risk and would provide unsafe access during flooding, and would cause significant harm to protected trees.
The conflicts with development plan policies and the Framework regarding flood risk and tree protection would significantly and demonstrably outweigh any benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LO1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document 2009Policy EN7 of the CSPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 159Paragraph 167Paragraph 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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