®Planning appeal decision
19 Sidney Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4LP
Planning appeal 3290169 at 19 Sidney Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4LP (Spelthorne Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2022 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a new 2 bedroom-3 persons single dwelling house at the rear of 19 Sidney Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 4LP (Proposed No.21 New Street), including 1 parking space for a car, cycle storage and waste storage
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- TW18 4LP
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 occupants of neighbouring properties with particular regard to outlook, privacy, and light
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants with particular regard to the amount of internal and garden space provided
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the design of the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbouring and future occupants, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
The modest benefit of one dwelling contributing to housing shortfall was outweighed by the significant and demonstrable harms to character and appearance, living conditions of existing and future occupants, and highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (2009)Policy CC2 of the Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (2009)Supplementary Planning Document on the Design of Residential Extensions and New Residential development (2011)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 110
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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