®Planning appeal decision
26 Galsworthy Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7BS
Planning appeal 3293860 at 26 Galsworthy Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7BS (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 31 July 2023 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is a need for student accommodation.
for outline planning permission for the demolition of existing building and the erection of a new student accommodation building housing 29 student rooms and office with associated cycles, bins and drop-off areas
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- KT2 7BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is a need for student accommodation
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular reference to space standards, communal facilities, daylight and sunlight and ceiling heights
- highway safety, including resident parking permits
- trees, biodiversity, and air quality
- design and accessibility
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposal, including failure to demonstrate need for student accommodation, harm to living conditions of future occupiers, highway safety concerns, and missing environmental assessments, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing provision and construction employment.
Although paragraph 11(d) of the Framework is engaged due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, the adverse impacts of the proposal significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, which include short-term construction and employment benefits and the provision of 29 student studio apartments towards the Council's housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H15 of the London Plan 2021Policy CS10 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy CS15 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy D6 of the London PlanPolicy DM10 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy DM13 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy T4 of the London PlanPolicy DM9 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy G6 of the London PlanPolicy G7 of the London PlanPolicy SI2 of the London PlanPolicy SI3 of the London PlanPolicy DM6 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy DM12 of the Kingston Core StrategyPolicy D5 of the London PlanPolicy D7 of the London PlanPolicy S12 of the London PlanPolicy S13 of the London PlanPolicy Guidance 46 of the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document 2013
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 111Paragraph 131Paragraph 174Paragraph 186
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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