®Planning appeal decision
The Old Telephone Exchange, Masonic Hall and Adjoining Land, Elmsleigh Road, Staines upon Thames, TW18 4PH
the demolition of the former Masonic Hall and redevelopment of site to provide 206 dwellings together with car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Worden M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby properties with regard to car parking
What decided it
The absence of overall harm to character and appearance or to neighbours' living conditions from car parking, combined with the significant weight attached to housing delivery in an area lacking a five year housing land supply, decided the appeal in favour of the appellant.
The significant weight attached to housing delivery, brownfield regeneration and other benefits, together with the finding of no overall harm to character and appearance or living conditions, tipped the balance decisively in favour of granting permission.
Framework references: 130, 111, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy A10, Policy EN1, Policy CC3
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.