®Planning appeal decision
5 Station Road, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 2RL
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
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
Framework references: 69, 74, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1
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.