Land off Coombe Road, Norbiton, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the effect on heritage assets
• The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties with regard to privacy and outlook/overbearing effect
• Whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for future connection to a district heat network, zero-carbon, a mechanism to address on-street car-parking pressure, sustainable modes of transport, highway junction improvements, affordable housing (subject to early and late stage review), and secure the use of the development as specialist older persons' accommodation and provide sufficient off-site short-stay cycle parking

What decided it

The substantial benefits of delivering 128 housing units, including specialist older persons' accommodation, on a brownfield site outweighed the limited identified harms, leading to a finding of overall accordance with the development plan.

The substantial benefits of housing and specialist elderly accommodation delivery and brownfield reuse, together with moderate economic and community benefits, outweighed the limited harm to non-designated heritage assets and limited conflict with Tall Building policies, with the proposal found to accord with the development plan as a whole (and, in the alternative, to pass the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii)).