®Planning appeal decision
1 Chesham Road , Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 3AG
Planning appeal 3275305 at 1 Chesham Road , Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 3AG (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 31 December 2021 by Inspector Langford-Tejrar K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
Erection of first floor rear and side extension, in order to facilitate the conversion of the existing storage room into a two-bedroom self-contained flat. A piggy back roof extension similar to already approved schemes at neighbouring properties is also proposed
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Langford-Tejrar K
- Postcode
- KT1 3AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the development
- Whether the proposal would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impacts on the road network would be severe
What decided it
The proposal would create a dominant and incongruous addition that overwhelms the modest appearance of the host dwelling and is out of keeping with the character of Chesham Road, and would fail to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers.
The limited benefit of contributing an additional residential unit to local housing need was outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area, and the failure to provide adequate living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy D4Policy D6Policy CS8Policy DM10
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 37]
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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