®Planning appeal decision
5 Station Road, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 2RL
Planning appeal 3279747 at 5 Station Road, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 2RL (Spelthorne Borough Council) was allowed on 5 April 2022 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a new 2 bed flat to the third and fourth floors
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- TW15 2RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply, combined with the scheme's location in a highly sustainable area and its lack of harm to character and appearance, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the benefits outweighed any potential harm.
Even if there would be some limited harm to character and appearance, the adverse impacts of granting permission would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework's policies taken as a whole, particularly given the housing supply shortfall and the scheme's sustainability benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 69Paragraph 74Paragraph 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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