®Planning appeal decision
1 Chesham Road , Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 3AG
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
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Langford-Tejrar K
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D6, Policy CS8, Policy DM10
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 37]
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.