®Planning appeal decision
177 Kings Road, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, KT2 5JG
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 130, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10 of the Core Strategy (2012), Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy DM4 of the London Plan (2021), Policy DM17 of the Core Strategy, Policy Guidance 13 of the Residential Design SPD (2013), Policy Guidance 14 of the Residential Design SPD (2013)
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.