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Dismissed14 November 20223295062

177 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5JG

Planning appeal 3295062 at 177 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5JG (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 14 November 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring properties, with regard to privacy.

change of use of rear first floor from ancillary Use Class A1 (retail) to C3 (dwellings), together with remodelling including second floor extension to create two maisonettes (2 x 1B2P) with associated landscaped communal amenity space, cycle store and bin stores

Authority
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
KT2 5JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring properties, with regard to privacy
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of the development, with regard to levels of internal and external space
  • the effect of the proposal on levels of employment space within the Council's area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the privacy of neighbouring occupiers at nos. 2 and 4 Staunton Road from overlooking could not be outweighed by the modest housing benefits and other considerations.

The modest contribution to housing supply and reuse of brownfield site were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring dwellings through loss of privacy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM10 of the Core Strategy (2012)Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy DM4 of the London Plan (2021)Policy DM17 of the Core StrategyPolicy Guidance 13 of the Residential Design SPD (2013)Policy Guidance 14 of the Residential Design SPD (2013)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 219

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