®Planning appeal decision
19 Sidney Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4LP
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 130, 110
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.